Reading Observer 10-1919

HELP FOR, .OUR
ISABLED:
TO

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The JMIDNlGHT· BO·MB-sHELL~'and ,. CAR' Ry
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THE

CASES.
pl~ that tJi. R&8 din~ To..-n
m.',Il"~ lut ,week . gh'e n i:1 -

of ita various depa.rtmenl.8
po.

di sabl ll!'d e X"'8e.Nioe mea. . .

DeI'.. rt.~nt with ite , la.rge atatr

disabled men.
Dep_nt repan. ·.thAt their
firm.! who

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this

h.a.~

m.

ore
Compaoy. of WakmghaDt,
for & mA.D. 'With one &r1D ;

'~EAI)ING

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.OBSERVER,"

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50 FtiIU'-sl , Re&dinK
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KiDg'. -rd ., RMd.icg
L-rnmouth· rd.

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Ruding

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a1so ... ~ ~
Served 'in R.G.A. for
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2.3, sing le.
~,,,",,.. per

or. pacl<er. H .. w01hd
Iqcal firm for three
&Cd
in

core

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making ~

Su6~rmg

!lIlashoo D~ and ja1t". gmnG head
ch ar a,ctRr.
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23, F.in~le .

l:!( wi.lling to

Sllll'''',.. Su.!ier ing
,_•. 'o -::.fbot wound ).

from eJ!octa

rna.med. . R~..quires ait:l ....
iotem'ret< r. a"" worked for &
as trJ>e'OOpyist. Suffering
blo....'ll-up-neITl:S a.nd

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R.8quires wOl"k
h OJ"!;e! .

Snfi€'f.

\l"oucd Ollld b r oken rib. " Can
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29 , married. H as 'Work.ed
London for 12 vea.MI:. Reo-

Dtscha reoo f:-om K1Dp;'s HoV"&l
C1lIl sh()t - 'W ound

in t he, head.

24 . ma.rried . PreviotlA to
£3 per week as n ewtt·
',orked for a Inc,.,1 ern ployf'T
Sunering from droll foot. dUe to
catmng a. nerra injury.
41. ma.nicd . A ctive . R ae
princi na.1 l'lC:ll fi rm !! for 19
hf'.ri.d ... hi !e sorring with
N~ ds \. ork whi ch 'Will
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.a..ole. Reqni~' light
Rer'k.s ReguIlent for
D~~c~~I'~~~t~thT"'~:':'t'o~
~b g-u
n shot. wound
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feet.
u'-S~~~: nl~9. s; in .l!lf'. Rcauires 'Wc .. t

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f rom t'fi'ect"!I of

j:!UQ

f.b ()t

!UJ!H eye fl ight less- Idt

ja.w .
~en-ed

in t.he Ta.o..k · Corps.

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PARAGRAPHS.
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Carter b a:s re5ign~ hi:s p~ i tl on
Lady W .IWt&ge.
( form ~ ( S ir Robert Rermon

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. T.bonrton ha~ left Pa.n~boU'rne ,
b o!l&e at Ma.ide:n.b:J.tch. They wiU

lIons.. ~ &DbuTy.

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ana IIhaw of tlte Rop.! Countiea'
19'10 will. it i> erpeotod. ba
>-'-" _: -' Towa. Council, on -Tb..u.rsda.y
of tht!. proposal J:JU,da by the

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raimer, CWlo!!I

Heal')' ~ of ~ . ....t..d taW ~
from • mot.or 1orrT, OD Wedneeday ..,....mg .~
.... 0Da-red ill • trIallUl1 .ttoon ~ to Be&h.
It. i. lIDd-..od, """ at 9.46 W..m...Jay ~
waa J'tIMing alOftI( Londoft.roed AatA cda. HA.
w"
the oft'llide of the · rood aad _
"""""'P'I1ied b:!' tyo tcI-oabo on the neK eiaa.

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A motOr lOrry .... alto going

VISIT OF ·MAJOR ' ASTQR, M.P.: SHIPPING MAGNATE AS STOKER.
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C. F. ENTWISTLE, M.P.

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HONOURS WON IN FRANCE ·AND
IN THE LAW.

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Mil.j ()r Cyril Fullard Entwi5tle, M.P.. ia re·
all <me t:JI the
~m.ing men, !Jt t.htI W'&l' he won t.he Mili~
a.rdcd in the Houae of UommoDS

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Cross and WM mentioned in deopat.ches. . ID his
.ni""",ity, &ad later in hi. lepl otndies, he
"dined sigDa! distinction.
, A young man still, he ha.s aJready more. than

RESTRICTED.
! AmODgfor the volu~tee
... w .. Sir
Nicholl.! WHAT
STORY O·F THE STRIKE Iwrved in hotel<
arMmgemeD... were made for Cornwall ""d
sluppmg
and reIlbm&nt. as follows , Ima.go.... H. hod ollered his toS6l'Vules as a
Oe:
footplate
grime &ad lll5tily wielding. ,.
IN RE ADING
l..-tw
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tram
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",on his ~'pun. Born at Bombe.y an September
20rd 1857. he i£ the 100 of Mr. J. EntwistJ•• a
c:fltt~n maoufact1l.Ttr of Bolton and St. Anne'~

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PUBLIO MEALS

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FloIll'

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man, and on Thnrada.~ 'he
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WM

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::':ch ooI and the V ictoria. Univenrity, Ma.nchester.

Adopt ing the law as hi . career. he lll"'CInat.ed
wii.h the degree of L.L.B, with fi,..trcl ... !wo.
ours in 1908. More . than t.hai, be .-aa also the
Da~nt.. ,· Logol &Ild Gradu.te &.how. These
first 8ucCe~ U"f'!fe brilliantly followed liP, when
in 1909 h. to<k hi, ..,Ii.. ",",. final. A~ he
woo fin;klau h ()noun'!. H e ......-ae al80 Clement!!
Inn ann DaDiel ReardoD Prizema.n and Neve!'!'!
Sm 'th Sobol.... To I_wren thJLt reco.rd will opeak
for it..f;(>U . To t.he lavme.n it need. only be said
that these achieve ments form & brilliant arid

THE S I RlKERS SM.

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Satn:rd&,. morniDg fJIe mea IWd .. meeting
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<,f
Bread
2
2 oa.
Z om.
2 cu.
a Ii oye , on a,
ruo.n.mg lro een ~i .uu,
Milk
1;20 pt.
l,'20pt.
1/20 pt. IJ20pt. PadTbdrngton.
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.0 a.rrangement.s or preservlll~ 0 er a oeen
Th at.rik6 d'd
t tak Read'
b
'so Meat
2 OZ5.
4 oZ!.
1. OZS.
~~l.f3.bly made. I m;p Plumb, In: chl\r~ of the
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mg ..y rurpn .
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ms,de arangement • • was co-operotlDg WIth C~t.
!,be V ..tern Hotel they were walting lor the .. to",: of bread (":';'d a ....t.&uram. kbeper to ~ H end e""'ll, the Chief Const&ble. and In.p, Wal.
ominous rod e word to a.nnounce that the struggle
adrng Ob~rver . re~~nta.t~ve) 115 a.pproXl ten, who was responsible for policiDg the outside

R... H. ...... edueated at the Bolton Grammar

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STRIKE INCID,'I:'EN"IIJ"f:tS.'CI

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La. tin! ~ II JIIZIIMlOW".

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. ~bill.~.!lad~
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been'pooted in the ~

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of !.he

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J New Ed,tion

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goad GD the G.. W..B.:, who preThe Com:paDY which hid 'been ~ ~ ~
~' """ the ~ in Cwnty n.e.tre left earlv on Sm.d"Y ' ~ II!
Y&
no rook,.,. cha.J'"&-bAnc.. An M..M..B. "boa 8~
strong t.enna..
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a.bout 11 o'clock ~ ~ "W'idl the ~.
Peopl. (b8 Mid) d",,'o boor the nWw&Y"""''' JlI'I)v for .. Y.. Unele.," foIIoftd l!F twD lift8
Mr. Golley,

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eaoe &lid the\"ing modern 'aml,aliRa
kDoY/loaded with" pmpL"
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matoly two faldy thlD slices. With eoooom:r an of the stati os
It. Our cau lA bMng tI'lIBl'epre.-$ed.
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.There wae no fresh fish ·fIIl ~ "_ _",IIiDIb~,
oz. of butter shonld be ""fIlcient for four eGces.
Th• .trike,,; had hitherto ·v.n no trouble
r appMl to the po/,lIic to be fai:t to 1IIL
' \ hut "" 1_ """ fiohmoo2'it ...... ~ . • b.i!1i
The ~ ..... regul&tion. """'" th.t it will have to do Ev.;.y.hing WM .qni<> .. It h!: - . r ""'" mo"; . Duting the war ft could ha... go4 U10 . . -. tnode in b - .
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&h to peaceabl . ... said oner detective. .. It ;. so quiet inf.9 a ~ that the puW'id G", ..
COIlld
Among the _ _ of
who batI
lS ~a.s Utrrat.<fVn ,UUI.> I.o.JfQ""'C W&II DO
that one a.lmost fe.ars it is the quiet before the Dever have ~. j~ riuL
But ·- did notoffCTed thei;r senioes to the DiviB10nal Food ~ .
be bad en the town.
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. Milk W~ fairl
lentifnl awin to difficult
......orm.
our arrangeme'.1 "S are rna ,~, an any
.A. conglomera.tion of lian and 'bandite ar:e con. ~~
..~, ~mg W:-s ODe w 0
.
t .
" .~ PLod '
g
Y I ""turbanoe call be d..Jt Wlth at once.
.~,.
th
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""-- metred _
wired , . . . I will ....... yutt Eri1'her wiIih motey """
In goa tlD~ stIpp,""", to
Don.
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WV1JLOg
e COtllh,l'J lII.I"'UUy. .&._;,
<n' aeroplane.. ~
J I .
rR.!'Cly equa.Ued roeord of 8U~. In F ebruary,
On Wed~e8d~y a1.! ~ctioruJ CMl bacon 'We're reeel.Ve8 beak into power, aDd t.be taph md.ustrial
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1910 h. was admitted • ""Iicitor, To-day he
movoo. tliu.oJ I!llllplifymg the work 01 restaurant .
.
allianoo
Y&Ot.o
tofet.ch !.hem oat..
On.
t<Mll dne Ill> ...",....d ~ _
IJ'~
has :x,mp let.ed his Stud iC5 for t he B a.r &Cd will
and hotel k""b:; If agreeable. to the palato. a
MOTOR TRANSPORT.
w ...""t ..,. at"tmioD of lohoar ~ . ~~~«> d~hismoomng ~
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shortly b. callOO.
.
geed moal of
D 19 .now obtamabl. at nst.",·
,
. - -- ,
!,be oon=.
t he ~ oft'
't/:'-= -.,
ID i.he war he allO ...,....,d with distinction.
ants prov,d1J~g, of oou~, th.a.t the ISUpplies; of
When tho s~ke ootnmenc:ed, t.h~ vomnteel' motor . The s
er apl:aled to the Sriten too ~ do
t1..- Ii . agam
F i,.,.-t commissioned in the R.G.A.. in Apl1;l. 1915,
that commodity ore ,ufilmeDt.
tnn.po rt whICh bod been orgarnsed by Mr. R. H. I --' ord
db'
we ... 118.
within two yeaTS be vbt.a.ioed his ma.joHty aod
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Wood !.he D ' . . 1 F 00 C
;"';on.,. Mr ' 6~~
er ""
IW1OOr.
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"Old M
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tho comrn<l.Ildof the 235tb Siege Ba.ttery. R .O. A.
FOOD FROM THE. RAILWAYS.
P au II ,' o.n d L!~oneE
oIDJDthe d "IV1S1onllW.
' , ,; H Mr. 'dA.' Rowoo fol1ow<d wlth. a oimilar
,appeal. I h:LW
' k er"WRS
oared·lB
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Jcn... . GO. E~
,yana.,
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OIJng ~L
UTI1ll'I. lMm~ WlWl cap_ 01
On January ht, 1918. ho was mentioned in dos'
~c Food Control AU~orltU:~ ha.e been an are road transport officer carne into being.
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1 the Almanac in Broad--street. on Mon-d&y momi:ng.
pa.tches. <"\lld ' on J l\nua.ry' 1st, 1919, hiA name was
t.a.k.ing over a ll t he d erelIct !;tocks of foodstuffs on
n· t h'd
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t to All
We have not come oat. for a hoI.id&v, UUlo ~
the rail'way These s' -"'''' will nnt be for exclusive
-,I~pal c.th·n d&r;s .o~ ~o r oy~ were
sen
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th
koowi;ug
the
tremendqu.
iMnes a10 stnl-e.
. A new ,-ooior ch:L~8 was del~ to M~
gazetted for the Military
ll th
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'.rn Read mg
."""" but will
~ prohr.b!y. be to Midi
p,,~ 0d Coe · t'lrulon~mprJ8mg..
_ I ~ " " hroken down and G, W . T·'L.
~- the . . .11. .koo wn Readin'g
At the end 01 1918 he fint entered P arliament
diStnbutlOD
f "' 1 d to inf e on
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Th. old ord er of lOClety
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a certa.in e;s::tent distnimted in ' tho 5llrroundlng t
~ha.t ~ les o. t'"ng &n ~ d
vo un- We have to build ~ new world. We a.ro 6etween haulage oonf:.toactors... 0'Il S",turdsy morning. ~
..... L iberal.
dist.r i c l . 3 . '
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ell' ~ces w e l'e n
e.
ere WM the old oroer and too neW.
body WM put in at an~ and the lorr:v wu in COfI:nooo
A SCENE OF ACTIVITY.
With r~ to tho aiM-in available food !lrp· a. qUI ck :re.sPOD.~, ~d t,!J · .ranks of· the ~
The dift'erenee in the point:! of view of · 'be mission b't"" 7 o'clock. and Wa.!!I t1i() fi!"S~ of
Roond .a.t the Va.'J~1 Hote1 tbe . D ivi~iona.l
r
""Read·
ObRe
R
t.atire
workers were soon swelled bv thouanWi of &pph. OW"Den and coot.rolJen of our lives and ua 1S ~is; aD the Pl'O'I'"fncia.1 milk lorries to l""I!lfliCb Hyde Puld
F ood Commissioner's staff were bard Ilt. work, ~nl:::~ria.totivp;ly ~form~
t.br:~e:a.~
no ~~ ~t.s whto ~e .bor VWTO.t:.. toHt htel ~ d~ra.nsport Tb:Lt. these people who in the past have been try. . wlth milk for the pe.op t.e of London..
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F., PAULi..
MR.
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a!vc,·n 0 e , .P't"8 lng.
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From th e momen",• W hE"'1 ~\.
u.u ev reoetVt.' 1 -e uv· dw.te m.use for a.m:lety 10 Rea(hn~,
me 0 .t e
The LondoD tMilk. Distribotion Scheme had mg
eep ua m 01Il' pom 10I! 0 .1 e ave .... W&ys I On n.cnonnt ot" the strike Mr. J. G. Butler, whql
word order from London they had carried on. stock will last • long· ti"",. cs p.etal'y margo"De. b k
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d
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and reprdOO th. work61'S .. aD mfenor type ~nd of conte.ted tbi. eomtitnencv in 1913 as a ~
. h Sp'--,;,u
-~ to
. the lood of -Wbl'ob thel'Q \.!I
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'· 1Y Iarge amo-r:-nt at h ~ d .
ro r.n vehiQles
0"'11, an
as maln
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Io~er huma.n VowOO
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-h,l.. we caDdlr1~.te.
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LONG RECORD AS A BUSINESS
wor k·log a •.. f even!'
organlsc
m,)tor
as poS!ible
'me ea.vy
a.t onc-e.ornee
mohilised
Wl&Il . ·ll'tI:m
was p"re"lud E' ~ from
a.dd~ a meeb.
~lpply bot.h for' the t owo n.nn the Ca.pital.
A., far as meat. IS OODct'!I"lH!d we tD. R-eadmg are and ~et to work ~ing milk toO J ondon. It was be_I~ve ~t we ha.ve a. ngut to an equalI oppar. in~ of th~ n-rit.i ~h Rocrruj!d PSI.rty on Sund",v ererJiI.
ORGANISER,
It was a.n a.1mO!t t:ncannv fnelin g to stand out- suppo8£'tCl. to he living on liyest.ock..
found neCC'Ssary over the w~k-end to lconoentrat.e tUllWlty wflth anybodbeliy else·
... _ Could he
fng ;n tho Market1'lace.. Mr. Arthur Broadley
sid e the station an d t.o noto th& ~f,lseDce of any
W e .are i.nfo"?ed t~3.t aU t.ho ,~ wholesal.el1l f'ntirely on this work. Some thousands of chums .... 1 ea r:ti:u~OT ve th
':~'i:':U our Wi-:~ deputised.
Mr. J. F . Paull. who has consented to join the trains, to Ella the empty meta's an~ to wait in :'"fQ oomg supphed Wi t h good! whl(~h
COlD/.D-g "WCT'C loaded up and degpatr.hed to Hyde Park.
.""gmmothype
g
I The unn~aJ onwctacle of bmwms' motor ~
RMm of Directors of the" Reading O~/' ",in for tbf'l fn.mil ia.r t!'O nnd of engilJe wi::l"i!l'tles
m~o bthe toWUtebdY""'fdhtTal'!!pOrt. Reading IS ad· I On SrIoLul""day &Jone 4, 500 churns, of a.bont 15 ndA I ~t~ h"·nm-" _ f - l'~:- ... d
ClI.l""V'ing eonsi.cn;;;nb cl milk has beaD .a,
t
The Q"O'Wd in fron t of tb~ Greil.~ We1!Urn Rta.· mIra. Iv 8ttUa.
for , 105 pumoee.
11
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d
re availa.ble for
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ha.5 rt'cently t.a.keo :rrp his reeidence ~ Rea.din,~. tion W~~ a. oon!rl.a.ntly ch3ng inA' oJY.::.,. People p~. .t!I.
Unom- M.r. R. H . Wood. Divisional Food Com. ~ ~ 0!ls ~3C '. were IJe'fl • an we
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lUldf'Sl'lics tOe Labour ~ment ... t.be prcsmt m
~mg HI weeK..
g l) is a directoc ot MeERtr8. P~ull a.nd Co .• Ltd. . iDg on theiT w~y to work stnnoed .for a moment. missioner, the coUection and distribution of food dlstrl~n~lt')D 10. ~ndon on S~da.y monnna-. time.
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Mr. Arthnr R1mreTI. son ()f the 1 . Sir ~
,,·hol-" · for.go mereh ...t • • Martock. Somer.;et- to look, ""d th, n went 00 . Yon
there " .."" has bee &dIn. bl~r h~ni","
' AllowlDg half a pmt per heod. thl. woaId be
The stigma 01 inferiority baa got. to be re- Rnsoell M P of 8W1illowfield Park was ~ Of
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h
ik
n
lra . ' - b - ' .
C1ent to snpplv about ano-third oi the population
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h R-~.r
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~ ire
work to be ~'"'!1e elsewhere, o.nd e.~en t e atr e
Rea dml! it! the bewquarters of t,ho :=::.olltb Mid·
f th
t
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mo~,
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the volunteAr workp.rI'I at t eo
tMUlOg
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d'
th
d ted tb .
could DOt rl<>p It .
land Division whiob oompri ... Berks Bnck! 1 Th' mfi ropp... k
II f th !Ii'
I th ; A> m ilwaJ1lH!O " ca:n ..t Jl.IJ example .to the Eastern Station tti, ,,".ek. The lato Sir ~
Th!S nn OTmg
e wa.r eve
eJ.r enp;rgle8
: About 8 o'clock tbc ACeDe of intel"ef!t eha.n llcd. Ox-on Wilts RI\1lt.s and the ble of Wight.
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e.se .gu:re8r 5J>O"
biobweL . °tr E e 8 . ct@lld ~
h· .0 .... : !'eI!!:t of the 1a.bour world. We bad no ponce to W!\S cha.irma.n of th at Company.
I• th, manuf'ct" - of oaropla.ne b llD. mu•• aod I
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OT'lTllnlsa.tlOn
or
W
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l'1lns
an
1& IH'iIoU
k after
ns t h,'s --,'ng
Th"
'"' ...... '"
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' ....orru~5 ;')J) can U'!'£,.'lll
roo up
e ~~nl
m as
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ave ueeu se~ to
n on Wll<1l ';:;-'J'Mpon!l ible Beds were hMti1V made up in I00.
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:-m.~.....
.. w was nn
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Th~ crow of the train which has r'!IOme up hn
ot her equipw ('ut for the Gove:nJment.. for ....hich H otel. The vohm teen wem II.Trivin g •. From thpn milk have returned loR.od~.d Wltb fi! h a.od bn.oon, the officts n.nd the staff' rema.ined
work night booliga.nurm and no riotm«".
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RedhiTI ",very aft.ernoon is :. The drr-rer, lICD ~
hu.ildin gs wera erected a.nd plau t installed and rig h t up to the pl'esent moment th('r~ b~~ never 'aDd crates of eggs and hve fowls bn.ve been eent I and dar. 'Tbe resnlt was that thi3 Di~sion was th~~~:J ~ntt:t:
.:~! ~g d~iS;di a nt c1e~ ; the Kua.n!. 8Zl iwrtWct<1r":. 8 StatioD
~O!ll~ 200 ('mployeet" "t\"l"lf"O kept hImY-.
heeD any rel ~:or:n.t.ion of activity oo t8;de the road to tow-n.
: the only nne in the oounLry to ODotnbute a.ny
of;
ry ,
.
Y
Y maatoer directs operationft from. the d::rivJ!!. eabIn.
'lr P 11
di ~- 1
f tM trangoort b, adquar tel"S.
On Satnrdav an . mergency eanteen wu oet tIp .
'd bl
t fL ' d '
'Jk
1
n
,
.
d ltd h
_~ .
. . au was &. , r~uu, or many ye&1"I 0 .
All day long. lUld well into the ni~ht, '& long
d
. bnJ t f
d t
1 teers Th
M n SI ern e a.mOllQ
0
on on II mt
!!Up]> Y
We have CO~ here because we have had & blow
Me5Sns, Allen and SImmon IS, ' .• &ve 'ftIJ'Uero,
Routh \VesterD D3.lnes. Ltd., Martock, Hml.8f..nd ge line or Roll mrts of mo~or vehicle! hM been 'fVf1.it- :;tD I'mergfiDCY I ~ .!Io oun °Lvo UD. red ~e The Division has rtx::civeri very- hi gh praiee tTOlD. in the faoo from the GOTertllDf!Dt [
taken to do anv lon-v nma.irs to veIrlcles ~
a.nd Bruton. 80me"eL and Sherborne.. Donat. He , in ... n"t.o:id~ !.be· hotel ready to st.a.rt with food ror 1;.s n0by
w a De
D~~~ proper~J" eqmp,
g the Central Authorities for their sb~ in t.be ! W e want to know jnst bow . we '5tand. We in food Bond m iIk dirtnlmtion..
~
run
women '1'0 T1 ~I"!.
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mM.te:r
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W
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_as &1.0 OTgani!liog ,,~crot.ary of the west of Eng· [ L ondoD a.nd other paris.
One of t he offici:l.}s on Satn rda.v went aerou to
B 'flo 3d'
the L d
M"k Ssh
. . W<lnt p-eneral !!tanda.rd.isatlOD.
e ~t to 5Dar5
The following notice mn.v be seeD at tIte G.W.:R.
\a.nd Creamery P roprie.tor s' A1>eoeia.tioo. The3e
THE FOOD CONVOYS.
. Will isoo's B oteJ Imd ukt'-d for help i.n this mat..-,
v.
e ity
d n In I t fB
~7uedwa:h' 1.n a.tld .~htl;"' alike.
,
St,.tion: .. Rv order of t~ Oov~rnment, no ~
• t.
t
d U finllDcla.1 interest wen'l tMven
.
U:r. Bom e oommercial traVl!lIle~ and a. doctor, ~orki~g oro. r • and' tt .eb-l.~a 0 oen.., hi
e.l~
The Government have o6ered p.! a ooMiderabl~ &re to be paid to mM! on strike. No l"t\ym~,
apfi:OlD men !II an . n.
. .
• b'.
The la.rgest food ·convoys have been thoee ",hich who. were there. we.nt over in a body to head. ....lentlon t 0 th e U! n u ..lon <!1 penlWa e g"OOl.;U reduction ~ our st&odard of liVlpg. ;
thf'l"Cof0!"8, i~ to be made thi!J week, whet.hm- he ldt
Up,l.ll order to a.8~I1:t t.he MiOl Stry of Food In tbeJ.r I left. t.he town at an earlv hour in tl).e morniug.
uartnrs.
.
1 By ~av the Londo:n Milk Scheme W'M lD I It W'U lJ] order to save ~be f!1tua.t.ion t to 8&"Vf!I wc>rk laat. Friday ni,Q.'ht or la.ter.'"
~cheme of Inilk control.
_
! and r~i ng do'\'" n K ing"e-roa d pushed on with q Commnnica.i;ion ~ wi t.b t he FoOd MiDistry han heM up In R.ba.ndoned trains. .
the oountry from ~ diMmer, tha.t WfI sent
O~ Wedueeda..y Re.a.ding W88 linbJd up , . .
load. of milk for London to.....ro. b«en
. ta.iued b
- I
d
oerVi.. of
VoIonteers came .forward 'n. lorge numben. the Gov.",,",,n~ pro,,~s back. It was &1>00d
b
I
ated
'Irua
' Mr. Poull h,., "hvays tokeD a keen in.term in thol' r he'
h tcratuffl. a.od realIse! ' the man y ed'Dcat~n8.1 op·
.
,~vy
.
d~lltd~d~rs foul t=ada.~ an 8..
of!'therin ~_to dOh Pl"\Cl.d'.1c:al1y anything. _~
11ltetv eaentL.1 t.hat this matter abould be r&- Lon on \ l ' a n ew y inll.UgtlT
motor
l!I!IT..
porlunit ies ot a."'l indepmdent journal in a town M<l.lde.nhead and Slough. .
ritTlus&nd !! ot ~llon8 .0( petrol h &ve ~ oom- , roUI!"~~ tighe t. l:~O~
motor oorsid6red.
.
he
,_ be ' ~ing~~~ ~:~h~t', ~!n:n~~ .trotn
liko Rea.cJin!;.
1 Residents on the ma.l.n LonQ()n..rnad say t.ltat ma.bdee~d from the motor t.ranapart..
.can,
~~ J .
Thp woT'ken &no not ~III'It to .. oontGnt w
.. Tho fuadino Ob ....... .. will be lortunate in they haVll n...... keown the .treet eo noisy in the
cyel...
d""",d.d from thou preTlOllS ""'"tlOn,
Two trai"" ran from Reodiug to Newbcry on
Many of .the ...,lttn~ wer'I!!I ~t. ...,..,. DJl · We have strock work beea'tlle Wt'I " - " been Saturda.:v. but moet of tho raea traffio was by rood.
hn.Ting the a....mStNlce .of ~is arga.cil$in~ abili~.v, ear1y hours. Oue sporllng womac. who h:J.S knOW1l .
,,!.ti<:'.!J wtl' be of great· sef'VlCl!!l t-o tho bt!!RDeM ~ude . man\' Derbv dav crowds de~ribtt.d it 8.!! like t.be
8tn..nge lornes, CRf1t ~ge ~!J, m.• the dark. eonKtitotionally and democraticaDy mrrt:.ruet.ed to
On' , Monda~ mo~ & m8t1 r~rl:rl _ from
of I.ho nO'\lf"IU">."per
.1
,
.
RAILWA'ys
The:Y ~nt at .lV"Mt pe.rsonal mcottverneJu.'!'. Il1tIf do t'O .
Read".
Tk to his ark.t aiden"-if: H e
' r•
pASSiug of tho people to Epeom OD the j7O:lt moe
•
were often Wlthont food or "",,?mmodaii<lll lor
At this point It ..... RDllOunOO"d tht a tem,,""," WM ~:.,:- on tbe ~ b; tJir"e g;;iT.;l;." in
da.y.
con.siderable pcnods. . Th~ mAlltIest.ed no heel· hl\d ja!t ~ t"ftC'eiYed from t.b, EnR"inee..e and a RoUe. Roy<'8 C&l' , who not only ga...-o hima ~ft to
READ 'Nr; TO THE FO," E,
Th~ """ ~ limited tnin scmoe on Mooday. t&t,on and no ItfUmblinr-m tb. wordo of one Firem.n·, Union ot.tin~ th.t t,hey bad d""lared ' hi, destination bnt imi.ted on ""!'Plying IriID
MR. G. R. ' PARNELL.
. b'- Several tram. ran from Reading to P.d"",wton. olli",r·d ,· Everv¥Yf ",,:,:n~-'kto """'Th' tool ~~ ·a Jrt.rik· in i!VTll~.thv with N,U.,R. The telegram with cigarettes on the jouroey.
It i •• I'f9"t t ribnte to the tiro' ... IWd capa '"
::::" d thm JO'ppmv,," 0 t"" ~U, e..
e .. lID_r
~ IIt11id •.been.
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work of t.he st.a.ff of the F ood Com.m.iaaioner for and trains to ~ptoke, Svindan, B4NCl a.n
driven have .U wor:ked ~nth a good h~, a.nd
Mr. C1U1non. 8 platelR,?er em the . T1J.ilway,
The abo"? girl, w·ho wark m Readrn.g and 1rT\
this Divisioo th at. from Reading. tDOl'"e milk W J,A. Bristol. were nm.
.
.
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t,hey. M much &II. an~body elae deeer"'ft pralM ·for I boned the men tn l'I tAnd finn . He Mid ~
a.t Twytot;l have been ~ronJ!ht to bttSI.De!! every
A DESCENDANT OF IRELAND' S
'/!Iect , and ae.nt more prompl.ly, fi London t.bM
OD r~y the tnin.8MVl'OO had lll1prcwed. , wh .. t Ihe:v are domp:.
.
.
W e fea:r no militArv fnrees M lon'! 'as the da.y by prl ~ cars pasm.ng throu ~h the viU~e.
.. UNCROWNED KING."
from 60y other prov io ('tftl di"Yi81op.. The 01"8".n- Four tIBJ.I1a raD t.o .PaddingtoD OD. the O. w.&.., i ~ nnp.1 1!'35allt featnrfol nf t·M rt:n!r~ 18 the re· workers &I'e ordf'!'rly and ketrp fronJ violence.
Throug:h the Hi9"b·street. Twvf~, on ~edn~
isaJ.ion wa.s fU"celient, both in regg,rd ..0 the ob- l\Dd four frow. PaddingLO.U t.b ReadiDg,
' portll wh Ich have !"eAcllod the Dm:Il~ Road
The Govemme" t Ilfff!l'l!l IUl 'II'I'lfnDT'lf'TVlJlf!nt ·dolfl . day evenlDg. 1'011pd '" stream of mnrtor lorrleS chTrPp
t.aJning ""d regulat ing of the loodJ,I!1I ly IUld ito . Fou; Ion.. di«t.;w ne ticam~ wen> run Iro,!, Read· · 'Transport Hna.d,("arten of oattJ. IDd 11ft. stool< "hioh i. onh' & devi"" for oeenring the eonti.....d iog ,..;tbout heu\lighte. It WM !JVlDboUo of ,.~.
been .~elft. on r&l'~ ~dm~d 1I8IT11it,. of ·tM wod:ent That game is played In the same street athttedhe f83~~ . tifime tlf~ ~f'
1lr . G. R. Paro&l1 ;s · 3. deacendant of Charlet. tn'l',gah'tp'!':d bdYa ~:"n~hMo'nntYth°ef ",tE' . ~t.&ffnd wtoiJlrk:! Ipnls . !'whO ·...den;\.. va ~~wmdODtoa.nNd B~l tod of'!,b.n kiflfood
ds ha.vtn~ ter
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..{mout an ~e W'...ou, one ·
ewpol." an
WI ont
or wa: .
"0 trtanv~.
A .l
out
lampe were being Jig
OT ~
-em tIme Of
R:e~art Pornell. The Uo~~ ;:-mg ~f I.... hum"" Etreagth cou d .!.and • •t""D DO C.... dUf , IWd ODO tJiNugh Oriord to Birmingham. ....
K tho cattl. n»)lOar to h&V<> '-'! puris In tho "'""'" nl t.bo ....m..... tAl creato a thre. ~ It was symbolie of pe<u:e.
.
bland." &nd a grandlon 01 toe .,.,.,
omao • . longer. Somo ideo of the wo"' . volnd can be
At the G,W .. RaJlw.y StatlOD on'.1'n<od&y. work 111).<'ly left a hW . ~"t.'m"" a",ay from a .. dmg : n:" Ord .... ""d ~
th6ji .... qua. _hie
With 10m... nmning from RMdin~ to I,"""",, '
:> .n ol l. I.te Fellow of st, John', College. Oriord. 8"ined from the fRet ·that 0" Mondav bed, were ' w.a& \h,rng earned .on under dilli.cu1tl<". The pllea .:t"beTe ...M o~ p&rtleuJiI'Jy bod _ of 30 eowo ; of rloin. it. 7 '
with milk the demands ~pon petrol will be e _
n 5 f!ot.her, the late Mr. G. B. ·pa.men, csta.b- lDst.&Iled in th~ Va&t:t:'r;n ~ otcl (at those W~08e 01 luggag~ a.nd m~1.k ~hlIl"rul whiCh had .oblVuded I'D calf 80 leoO.. .
I Hr Rimmdnd8 a wurIrer in Ute R-tilwaT t+ooda
Mntorin r
' eaRre win be practicalJ;r
ha... hoenfuom,d~.. · Departm""t . .aid·, The r.... & lJumnl h;'''; 0If0n,d" ~ i;n
!',,],,-d a p:inting, husiness in .the town in. 1900" dUl'US:~:d~t;:~~i~~" t~~~t~ !O,,~?n~o:e~od l ho platfurm. e~,eh~ the weekdhad
WMt'!'vor the
terminate..
. '
.. no was a prom.lnent. fil"'TlT'fll. 10 1t.Xal
, pllbl..tc hfe.. ' 1,0 .c~ < tho ;J.,...... in frnnt 01 the sW.ion. The Two t.lci.:et roll to Iwere on U'l at
. mam t bIo!en 'W3te~d and. f .and plaeed m
WIl l It.
us 8Ometh;:n~ of lea: ft.hJe than O"ftJ' 1914 wages.
Am
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sates, one a.n old man ovc.r 60, an . one a. ~.
ne&r lohe railway ~.
1l'1 ~ bJ'.ooa.d and hutt.rr ~mt.imt with n!.
.
cm~ l4U:1I5e W 0. W5n1VOI~ 111 ~
~k r... R. Pa.roeU came to Reading mth his few memO("f!J 0 the railwa.v !tNf on dut"t'" were . Norma'Jy, ~he st.a.fI at the. ita.tdon yaras and
.
.A:ft..er tGe ~tin ... Ute men . ll#l~dM . brP Ule mg OUld dtstnuL to dri'fI8 tnC~ CIilB....,~ Sh·b"., . . n .-t b eJped him in hi ~ bmriness for. twelve ove rwhelmed with . enqu irieS. Ins'ide t he 'station 6lgnaJ box~ t:.·380. IOn l'ueoday 00.1,. 22 were
'bamtf'!!", .marehed bact to iJ:t.e Tri.ae Union ChJh a.A.B.C. mea.
." ,.,<" II~ tQ,n wont to t he Nnrth to gam more the m";o platwnn was stocked with la""go. but were av&>lAblo lar dULl,
.
POST OFFICE
di----'.
'1"11. _eraJ .....-. .. <i. Ihe National Uaina '"
hu_~; . CI:~enc,.e, and WB.8"?ery 1!R]~1 ~ there Wf" !""C no tn.iD!l: It. WM n ot un . . " o'clock:Tb
on.!
;.... ---........
shtmi.er and
0',,,,' ~u
~-~
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behall ..
maJ" .<" og dir,ector 01 0 , Company wh,ch p&ld iD t he afternoon that any train loft t
town :cr
.... w. ..
y one
Th. men h.ld _~er
in • u... ...... Vorue!., W~,ko", h... i!"""", .aD ord.-r, 00
'"
messenger.
.
. .- - - .
.
»1_ 011 Blmdn ~ wit... Ilmilar od· the Execatm. ~, !.astruotiDg ~?em
L·o r. i'Om, d ivld.nd..
,London.
Mo,t of tM porten! wore drawn from the ranb
.
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._, th
L.
I ~ ...... made.
uo~ to touch tailway ~ of any ~
in :i..916,' oWl ng to hi~ f:'l tbeT"'s fa.iJm~ bealth . he
On S'Dcd&" th~ n.ilwav l'I ituat.ion improved . It of those casuaJ.1Y r ~plo~ a~ut the st&tioo.. Of f Whr-n t.he strike was ded~
e con~~ ~ I 'l'1M\ntI wu: Ot.'I'Illdderable beek~, .m-OM of the food !rtlpplies or oth8rwiee..
.
h<Vl to give up thi.~ Ilnd T'f'I tm·? to Reeriing .to take ~ot better n.wn on Mond a" . B, th~. middle lIf the men who reauuoed·it thea posts) some were iho Post Office W'&S bad., but DOt eo MnOQl " U it. t men ."."hn -:"'.....lI ill bt
~ t.De _"-I
.
I .:10... l...-_ _ _ .JI _ _ _ •
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ch:lrl:ie of th.e prlllt.m ~ b U!".lJl.M8. H e 18 nMV
the
week
b:tle
thon.n-ht
nothin of. ~ing up to
b
t
th
be
I
the
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t""'".,~
...
...-.e:
D(-"'<'-.;uD
n
View 0 WI6 ~"-.Y IUlIQ IonW&IU JD W~
l'..........
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non-uruon men, U 0 era w~ mem ra 0
WIW5 on ACDustioe ntg
I "'as thrown ~
"!.h ~'L.
1
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of .~. __ ,
m'D'~lDg d"""tor of the bnsID.", P a,nell'• wo , town and
in • • mgle dav bv ",,1 ,
N U R h h d ..f11iOd to otrik
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• 'W1
""e ral Yay _..... _ ,~
_
<UOQ
\'ri nto~ Ltd whiob i~ most 1Ib000000000ui.
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Lon~ dist""oe train •• somo of them prated Iy
', , " W 0. • I ,
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From Friday to Mondoy morninC ,DO m&lDl """'
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ebonld he obeerV.d by"""""".. h """ ehooI'd
Ml P.",.,IJ i. 01"" mtereeted m tho ",oema R E rlri ...... .oopoed at Reo.din~ on tho rood fOJ th;~a?:'!t'~~~e~",~.:t '!Fhe
l ......mid from London, On. Mnod&d'T &fternocm
always be erler>:ded for tho m- ~ going to
:nd"try being. a d,rec!?' of a aumber 01 l" ..ture the w..t . As a rul e thov were n.,ked
Manv were Dot 80 ha.rd pres!lOd.
~ 100 hags of Iet;ten 'm."d..... tit... ...,..
THE W" 'TER SUPPLY . ' t1!m, or upheld 'P the c.:t8. at &. .... gomg to ot.op.
p~la.ce o:,.mp,DJUeB, and UI & d~ of the Re:..d · 'PMple t.ri.f'Jd to ~t on, but found ' there was r-o By Tncsdav mnrning locnl eervioea to Padding-- ! sorted a.od distributed aa qW~I U po8!Ible. . •
A
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1 Ovclists ridin,:t to .a.Dd £rem ~ wuuld helD
m" Foot-hr. 1 Club, I.td, I!.r. a direc:to1' of tho room 10" them.
ton and B..rngtoke to Winob....r via Newbury I I~ WM found ~ to ,...,~.. peotoJ faciIi·
._ •._ ,
, ft'affIe greMlv '" keeping .. much to tho Jeft ...,
"!lPodin~ Oboe"""r " Newop"!'tt and Pnntmg
A HARD CASE
to Oxford ""ef SW1~doD w.... Mtabhahed.
• . ti~ ~ the OoWD. p..". ....r. aooeptod only lor Al.L-.... ·
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·th ciI.bor cIi!IieultIeo . , ........ to Ille kerb .. poaiI»e,
C'<JmpIUlY, Ltd .. hi. long ""1"'n enoe ID the pnnt•. •
.
In the tocomotive sh~. nau.Jly hives of in. dclivel')' '" oftineo whe.re & oystom ol road _
_-"6 ~ a:ponencmg . '"
m.
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"'-" trade will be a most valnabl......t.
Th.... WILlS one "... 01 a m"" and biB tllll>1l .... 10 dustry aU W&.!I eomparat,~ety .tiQ.
Only -... ' port ai.to.
I obl&\ning IIIPpli... prmcrpr.u... 01 coal. a largo
A ~.::.m
~ thai
~..,nU1U""'_,"" " ' " ~
wranted to ~t to H erefoni. TM.Y~ st.a~ (Ire en ine' driven and t.hree fit"CmetJ w~ on dut
I
T'1uI nwnber of 1.et.te:r eoI1echOJUI WM redtl'OBd quantity of the l&tt.er beU:Jg 1"'f¥nI.ired. to pamp t.he an Un
g
pro
~ wa~ ~
ni ght at a I~I hotel. The foUo,,",,~ day ' hey
It.tentioa m this depamnent ...... ~ I from !fD< to . ~ .00 deli_ from u".,. t.o town'. -llllJ'I'lr. a fWl .....r ""Pply is baing ~~ it:d~::,:,.~~ III
weDt to the nilwa~ statioo Only to lind that. ob ell I _
the loa! scmcee and 00 mov. I two, m~. In the eo"",,?, dirotncta~. DWota.ined In &adin
,..,-g
Y
0IlII.
EDITOR.
t.rfI.in for Glouoerier ha.d left some. hours before
1 Y. 0
. g.
food d ato '
'ftIRJal ·se.rrice WM JDOIf6 or lfllB Ulalntained.
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'l"he t:.rain of lonie8 carryiDg. milt from KtJa&..
Thev had 80m. diffioulty in findin •.room. for t b, In'h~
~': volun~
oomin.J .orTh. _ _
t.ho ~h &nd .te~ • • At. th=..~. ~o .Vf11')' ~ ~!..
ing .to Loud"" m1 Wedne8ilay ""'""!"I' mot ~
ni.h t. Ther. IS every reaMD to beli.v. that they ward ~ 1&1' • num~, At !.he main aWion a / ayot.ems W"'! eJlOl'IDDOS. but. n w ... ",tiahdorily ",...,.,,;;:;;;:;;;,: d.:"DO~=
this;" . &cd ""toido tho Borough
tram tIl ~
TEN YEARS OF JO"RNALISM IN
did U1 tb. end m~nage to get home:
6taH of six e~erb WM busily eog~ in _mg
met. The lit the. office In ~Iagr&--...t
can if theoy 0IIly tab t~ trouble to Ycio lID oa.nymg beer frouIllmtoD to ~
R E
The posta.l se rvtce! "Were rapldlv placed OD 3 the names of
le williDg to act Ul &l]V ClaJ*!ity 1itJund themB81ftiS Wlt,b &tme OlD. theIr ·haDda. and.
be
. h
ly'
At. ~ ODe Read'
tnaD whoJe wort i8 ......
, FLEIIT ST E T.
working baoi, by the uae of rca<! tnn",!"rtw~d
Moot 01 th=~ho oo.me lo,....,.,u had ao apocl.i t1>.,. "'... J.~"tptJy hrou.,it round to the G.P,O
Yhi~"Tts'i7h~~/
~ lIoy&l Aircm/t F...::!!" ~.bolO~b. eot; oat oj)
--la.ter by ...oplan",. Moot mortlfn,.. .thlO.
~ qn&liflcatlO05. but there ...... --.raI who oIfcred til Brood·
. ..,d relio,v.d tho .1<dI deoJmg amd to ho
ided if .. all poooihl<l
Mondav mommg to walk to worlJ: in the hope that
.
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' two ' '''''plone, came over the to~ about 8 0 clock. to min en . e&.
with "1egraphie '1""l"'~' All a r".ult
.vo
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. ' h. mi ht 1M a lift on the ""'. H. gut to Fazu.
Mr. Oro..!.., Dnlee, !.he ~t<Ir.
to i ali ~hting in a meadow at WhitlOy. h""ded e>",
One ollJ'"came from a maD of pxI poUti_ Ihia ~ Wjoa abIoo to c:any OIl wUhoot 1 The hie! eomrolJer 11l .... di;>g ~ to lteadmg bo.o~ all ri ht bot be has ;;.... fit to n a T _
g
l\oadmg after a long tJld nried
m lD .. I•• ana returnerl to. Loudnn' $
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' 1>T barge.
to pl<nrty of eoaJ m !-ho . iq--wa. for tJie _elL n. boo a ~ thin.
But. til
»ron",,"Wand LondoD'. journaliom. He i, ....U· Th, raJhnymen have held
- g o 111 of the G.W.R works at 8lrindon. H. had.
Tw>o a.et"OplaDoo haT." iknrn ~Iy Ihia ~ ' but. prv>!IMoY bMe boOI1 tUm to lIbiId up • ~ about t~.a.e mBoo (Use d ~ b
kown 10 the ~ His father. ~e 1.te ~ A. ~rJolIs p~s of the .town a,;,d a IL ~e ha~ re- ho~ 811!1T'Ved on the footpIa.tc, lxJl.h in t.hia from ~00 !oO Readmg. ~ h&,"! aliPted m proper
1no mnall propOllitioo. .
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f the f'.---..+ ..... . eelv.d & la" and ~n'ot h__ .n~.. The~ aud,..... counlirv 'and in Amoriea.
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~~J~-~. were mod. up ch,..fi... 01 the"
lIUpporlera.
P di
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f tIwdr n.pI IiJma by morning. handed ..... the Jnilo; IW1i retumod.
On Tuesday at 12 mii1:d-:P....... V - ""'"
Ra;pYot, Cb11lcl1 from 1900 to 1908, And took all Oth.. people hod hoeI1 to bnBy
al.tind meet.- tM ~ ~ f T~. : . . : .olunte.Jro
to he
The.-logularitr -:'E~y -.rit.h whioh t.IIio
SAVE ON YOUR ,.. .. II:!
. /!<>ne.haDded ~ officer ..in ~ tIl !aanapotl ..
actIVe pm in religiooa ""d 1>Ublic aJlm.
ingo,
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';"y oonll he taken OD . . - . but. i -.-i~ h&:, beoil
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Beading .. dclinry ord... on Somen Town (lIB.
AiIB ..mug
a.rticloo in Beadiog,
W ... R ME f<SI1R~!;
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could not be OIltnlsted ..nb U10 rigkt oicIe of u.. tho n:tiabiJity of Ille
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order a.nd ~ h~ ~ ~ GEl tIM
:0 mil ..m:a CIII" m. wu:ae
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aDd _iDg """""' Thou he "'em to Fleot-_ Lightial< h.. bM.d reduced. Fn<II I>M t-n . kept ~ """'''''' &nd m
Iocomo<ivo oheds.
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as a ",b-editor on "The St.n.r." ~ighteen m:,ih. ~'::hicl F;:'\=g ~.::~ .:.I~clJ~ e':;;O:; ~~t ~ ~ ~ ~~ .
~':" o~o aU ....,. poooibIy can to
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later be t~sfOTred to. Ille reporting stoJf 01 . The light... This ""rhap. i, I hi>' o)tlj ~I.t'ou DOW from tM 1It"w,l'1l. •
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Owing to
redu!lOd oat.o¢ of COllI for oame
~ i:nfonnecI \lad up to •
St<u!dmd. r.t. that time under tM d.ireetlOD of .n~roed whiob poop!.. vroald ll¥ to made
On Tuesday .monutllf a atribn' ul<:ket obliaiDed
TO . . . . " " " " . o~ ...... " RZADIWD _ _ "
yean paot b;r the eoIli...... the otock ot eoaJ at. all ~ ehips ... oo:iIin2 .~oob6....
Mr. H A. Gwynne, the _ 0 editor of • The pennonenl.
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to the hue. ~d &_pted 1.0 per .... de .. •. S'tt,-! bog to iDfonD ,.,.. ~....... to u... ~.Wi>rD ...much 1>oJoot' tl>e . <1l<inDal ~;r:
The 8.s.~
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>lorning Post" Mr Davl.. acted <Ill "..". oeEverv form of 1.Y&u.,mrt h .. ~ _d!Jrto ma.n m one of tit. "'gn&! bona to u..... work. .p _ criaia. il bao boa> De
y to DiodifyIA. , '\fhilIIIo tbe rail_y .t.rib OOI1t,in_ I!O oooJ,..;u day 1. . fat
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1 j>08I6I &rnLllgemeots . . lollawor , I he ~ivod &t our worD, .. \1lat 1IIIipaId. it loot to t.ho ~
LcadaG b:!' ....... lorTieii. no.
St&nd&ed"
d ~ i~ato' oomml\.tee to The C:anaJO ,,. prob&blv not au~ doop ' enoogh was diSOOTcred. left qruetly. Precautiooe ..._ at
0,; lind, _
Iooday th. toorD·.w;..;. will be • ouly for. abort 1lOriod. our ....... bf paal will be , B.B. &milia J.a Tilbury cl>eb (Ill . . . . . . . , . !alit
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for th..... Th.......... all kinde: tIl motor ODoe 'taken to p _ th«r lIpiD ~ to "'I:!ncOd to two ~ "" 1 LID • .00 3 p.m.. -'o~ely depleted. aad in the lrin~...boo tM IU'r Holifax """ New- Yod:. a ... ,r-! '"'11""1 _
~ ..,d deeign tho d _ of ,the port.. There ..ere boogoo JlDd 1IftOI!I-,
tM Hue.
lIIlil ,the ~eraJ .r-n
lib: to _
OOIl.1UJDption of goa is af, He ma:.im....., .... obaIJ .too tobn to, '!>o docb b y . - _lmm tho
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Thi. Committee ino'uded Sir .
REAM OF VOLUNTE"RS
The liae &cd 1"""""*,, ahedtJ - . of~. , oommOllc:tog at 10.:50 ....... 3A5 p.m, ' ..t 6.46 '1 1m~ little or DO _ltodl'llYfnm/; "!It:hMtbo Lamar> 1<!ntriD'! , Tho ~~; -~ 1IIili"!! ..
w. B. R,eInnond. R.A., Mr, Fr&alr nTIIUi<WY'l. ST ~
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e1 ...d to aU unauthorised penouo. aDd. wIri). n~,
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. sR.A.. the !ale l'nlI"'r E. Lan""; (01 tho Ro~aJ
The feeliug of th~ pub~~ an~ at, the d"'::'on diltvtb&noeil 011 lb. ~ 01. lobe atrilan_'fVJ~I" 1
&Ill deoinld by lobe ,BeCrM&rY to tIrI" the n ill at the ~ lime.
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CoI!ege of An) . ...d
GeTard Moira (of of tho ,.,.il~ym... In et~kUlg . ... UDO%J>OCI<,1 tee w Clpated. """Y ~ ID ..... of
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to post ww
'rily nntil ~ i u-.. at _ . _ "ould he ...... lul iIcit to aIloor --a. - J ~ ~ ...... RtXW .
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at the natlOD. I. ahown m the atneon 0 YO un '" wae token
IlOQo" '" deimJry of Ie""", which _ _ he _ . the bm& to nIe abo..e the Oop of Ihe foel ODd a;ad .... , ,., •
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~ --,os< 0 Arl.), wii.h Iifr. Da';. . . . ,..bleh h .. f!l~ ooaotantlv t~h<n1t the, w~k
Detect":'.In.p. P!muh, of the G.W,lI,. pollee • ..,..roth..,.;,,;, u,'M br rail ...."ot be awunod.
ahould, tum oft' Ih. fire, or ~y red"... the _. beillg..' I
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the
hooervy .~. .
hefore the oll!~ ob&rjt8d Wlt\l
organis&t.lOn wu in obarp. of tho IosI ·.. r..gem _. under . No foreign Of eolOol&! p ......lo .... be 1IOOlOpt.d 8umpt.ioU . . .hen tho room '" .....ted, :!
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Later Mr, D _ joined the editorial oW.If u & ol8UPpli... It 18 • slgnillcant lap .t»at th.y have Deteot.i-supt. ~. yho ..... rupon. 'foftrMlJIll i,sion ileit:her oIlOl1ld inland ~ he
All th gall oookatt. wit"" -'eral dialIeo hate '" i
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",i>,editor, After fiTe ys&rI on tho I!I.af! he left bad far more vohm~, t .... Ihl~ oo~ld - . and albl. for ~ , ..hol. 01 t.ho. G.W.R.~. .
pooled .ave for. t.Jto.. pIaoeI1 in bead 0 _ dlat.riot be ~oo, much ..mg ~!.~ '",.y he
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A ONE DAY STItI1CB.
'" ... ork for lb. ~ p..., 01 AIn ' . many mare motor :.01,,0 e& thd""..i~ ,"eedod
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by placmg ,.,. 'maDy .. po!III>bIo In tho ",en at. the , 'DIe dm- _---:.-A • Iiho Bri!iIiJ. . . . .
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:for the reot. tlie WWlI an """,\rY. liike · !be bridgOi and at tnternJ. aIoog tha tnok, aDd
Y 0011 fajlhlvlJy .
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Loodon. In Oet.obe.r. 1914. be mw. a Itm.her oountry .. a whole have tobn ill•. otrike quietly th......... oonskzlt P.*'oI of the lin. b:!' deItoop; W mnLAXE.
. Eeob bo.raer 1aao a _
.. oont.ol tJop ..hi<Il
T:radicIl CampaoIr _
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ohange. tbi. ~ime to ." The Weekly DiopMch." ' aod obOerfully.• Pnu' doiallo ol'qiJ! ' I~ ~~ ......
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~d be SiIrDotl .. dmIoIJYIi' bormoo ' lo _ .... M;dmmMed'
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of m..
When . I.tor-, he ""ob""ged tho pt4I for Ille.....-d, "'" givea on thia P"S'"
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wt.t haiIioo« _ . the ~ . ohouIol 1101. he
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FOOD
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aIIcrio!1d to rioo ~. oide,'Of ,tloo ......1 aid The empIoy<n p1'OIIIiOeiItu ......... the ..""
lli s iiI. i. the Al!Iry beg... at B«kIaIllDftead _ '
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for~. parpoa. Y
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a pn..te in thi> I11D8 of Coud O.T.O.
C?u, ¥-lay "",",.nr • '''r.,~ . ' . • ,01 Ins,. AI iD.. at wort:.
. . lmlnediat.elt ti1e 'a trib broke 0 t., Hr. Drylaod
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be ~ ....t.h "a;.~=. ~d~aU~ eli'· ""4:':'of ~ Ilion 'bad ~ I.e ,..,d<. but. ,~. ~U1o.aecrol&ty of tho Cb/IilIber of Com·
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D'~~!~r
TIao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bad "" ~
wu in i'rauoe ..IMbed to the UIh to-bridge) ~ the ~ F~Oll1oo, ThOJ IaaIe is ,_ pora .."lou*nI kad _
fOrwor,rd in ~lmiog
O!l'i Mr, O. E.
oh6InIIan 01. ~he
ThOJ ~ Qu Oompaay
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Billoo lao ~ ' IIM
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the _~, took, atopl 00 find oat
Xiac'MWl WClIb.
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h&tt.t,1ion 01 tho ~riQlent,
in April ho Ii.. bOon engaged iD wriUog
WEEJCLY RATIPN'S ,p~ 1J)!.AD.
I ",om'" emplo,ecl. ,
, 4 0 w ~!' .ClhpjDbet !'h1ild Wp m the maier 01
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']>00,01 articl.. f<1r American "'''"opapfi1l and hU
YS-to the volue 01 1/8 (~y_iooed)' 1 One hun~ cf th_ ...... "'Ned 'II the ~.l t~. Tbey - - lnfcnmed that for ~ p.... .
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801m cotJt.p'ibt)ted to ~g London jOT"llnalt . Por
Bacon-6 ozs. (pre~91J1ly. ~Oned).
sheds, a.n~ aorne were able ~ act NI IfgnaJ~en . MDt £nWrport. fU'I'aDgementa were oomp~.
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dent 01 the I Sug",-6 ora. (prevIOU' r&~ 1~ 0101,). "
• The m.jonty were employed ID uDlor.din~ pemh·
SnhoeCJUOiltly" letter w . . .~nt fnlm tJle Obam· : . ,WANTED SPECIALS,
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.. Echo. d. · P~. " .... d two mon'ih:':o nnd.ertook
ButW-;-l oz. (previouS ~tiOil 1. -.,l, .
I .qle lood. !tom, d.rellct tnJn.. Fifty trueD"''' .ber to 011.. Poot11l aoter "I'd L ..ut.. E,..". (tnml-" . .Th. 0hi.1 Oootlohl. uk.s 1Ii!,Jt,o. I~te, that !to
P.ria ~~iii'i!>'1
"opee".! m'''011 to IbM f.... a ....1·''''0... 0 Am~. · u_...",0-4 0 . . , (prevloualy ~)
. , imloaded at Tilehurat on Thuncla.. and 50 ·at. P.<ln o!ll~) .fo11!1~ly ~ent11J ~,.t»•. Ch~ . ,..,U be ,lad of .ol1lllteeno for ~oe U aptolal
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MaDY peopl. wore up OD Saturday morning at
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happerung. i~:t 6 6 clock there ,!. . ; ~ l"'Ke crowd
outold. th. railway .t:ttJOn •. 80010 _en:> mveller:;
-or hoped to 'be-bu t the moiorit~ ~ere not.
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When at midnilrht on Friday the r&llw&ymen decided to
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th. various pbueel ot the strike aa
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poij';;;""--:;::!>Oint dnt;-~It':'" Tho drIwr
word was fla.shed ·to ReBding . . I t set mac~nery in motion tb~t~nabled
affected the town e.nd d18trlOt. .
of 'he lorry Mi~ b • .lt.e-Jlot._ ODYthing ~
us for the pa.st week to oa.rry on with the old motto .. Business s.s Usual,"
• ~tor M P Pa.zoliam-·_the L.~'
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In ReBdinll' there are about 8.000 ra.ilwaYlllen on strike. Practioally all
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with foodtr&ll.!lport. Before leavinll be eJ;p~ h1a satlefaotion. 'Wlth all . v abdomimJ Injnriea. a comllOUIld fro<ture
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So far the food situation ha.s been good. · No' business ha.s suffered lack of'
that had been done locally. and waru;Uy oompljmented thOH responsible.
right a"" ('injury to the mft ~ IUd o€ber """"",," '
, coal. No factories. at tbe time of writing. 80 far a.s we know. have had to
•. Among the vol~nteerS . at work 1n Reading 'Sir Thom8s NloboU. ODH~h"w~~ tJ...
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olose down owing to this dispute.
,;M.P.• Oardi1f ebiPPilla ~ate, who acted &8 a stoket:.,
momtng. An ~..m be.,.....a..y ~
The chiefwe.y in whic h the strike Beems to have atreoted the town is in
the reintroduotion of war time r8l5tl'iotions and diffioulties of travel.
, . La.test new will ):>e found on Palre 10.
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