Reading Observer 10-1919

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,. The' dinner~given' by 'the teside''fi~ of .
~ Earley ~wee~-oi'so._a1ro to tl1e'J~arl~i.: i~
, ' men .who li&ve· f etumed. fro~ -the war e ,{ f.-c
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'Air 'Force m~n were entertalh'ed in the' .
. : t arge Town HalL Th'!; tisua1:spee~h.es
were follow.ed by a Ismo,king: coricel't,
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Prince of Wales' Nation~l
Sever ..l · ·members
Committee being di,.c()n1~in
population may, be exoe,e ta
It W"I'! also sl1gi!'ested
appropri ..ted for j>urposes
:-l~ was c!e!1ided that
Cowwittee soould '''''0ll.1l "'
formed of ca.aes of di"trIBSB
the National Executive
tiutation is t6 be sent to
thew on .t he matter.
The Prince of Wa.les'
two and. a h ..lf million

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~<ltiarl!ly

gUests, 'It is an' impossible task .to
expect 'a ny photograp~er to get th~m
all on oo'e plate, . He Clearly d\a his
best. Trose who are. missing from the'
photograph · will accept thi~ expla.nation anill\Opcdor bette< luck next time,

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itirfilo t he.itesR ta~k .' Ii"" ah". "1
'wtii ch 'ITi~fks -Our niGe a~ -a race apa n .
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And sq, once hie tHoul'" Je~"i'nd, .,!
for th'<,>se who . had go'ne had be,:!
revereriHy paid, the company' turn ",;
to rhe teal business of the night. Th ,, :
was 'l' to ' reJoice with those who h tl . l,
come- b.ack <iri .their safe return.

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These are the men-who came back.
Some there w'e re who did not. And
we are glad to think thllt no incident
of the whole evening
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l' gathering so much as the silent tribute
to th'eir m.emory. While the whole
company stood with bowed h eads, a
trumppter .sounded the stirring . and
-,' plaintive strains of the "L~s~' Post." .
What menlories and visions must'lillve
flitted across the minds 'of tnoi-e wila
surv.ived as they heard those on i y too
familiar notes awaken the ' echoes of
the hall!

We told the 't(lry ' Iast ' wee·k. \0" "
. do not think anyone wili' obj""t if thi .,
wee~ we point its lI')on;1.

if To-day weare faceii'" i ith a new an l;
tj',ying sifUali~n. The ' dari~ sldei"
hiosS . pr~serit to our signt, yei W e
"carry -P" 1,~ as the -Army did in ' th e
blac~e,,;t hours before the da;vn . '1
. "" .{:arry. ·o n.' 'and Ch'eerio" wenthe- . t\vo 'molkieswhich broug ht th e
Army. ,.ti,~o~gh · to- vi~tory. · \Ve ha 1',lea rhe d the . les~o,n· 'of' "Carry 0" ,"
HlIve ' we abo learned the less'on Ij '
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. It' was fi.tti~g that' in th~ mids(:of
joy and tne'rrifuent, the sterner side' of,
the great struggle, thi-ough which ~he
guests of the evening had happily

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I"."dil;uro had been made . " I n
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9~d. to til{' women :lnd ;: i r~,,;
wom(' n'!= workronl1~. £ 24' 12~ .
the O nl 'pr:.:> in l!\r.tal "'(Irk, '
l.Iro\' idrod · tn l'hi'rlt:f'n IU':' ! (III

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AP.QLL 0, DEC C A
PATHE, PERAPHO~ E

Fall List of In strumen-t s. Gramophone
RUord Calitl6glICS
0" apPlication.
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thi Q ditleren(',.. of opinion H , to
wbi cb the' Fl, nd -n':l :\. mc:'\n l.
the ori ~ in n.1 appeal I,ll l l~t.. be
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int.('.l1ded for tlH~ Tch",f n f a
war, n ot mercl~ thilt am on/! '
The lo c;! \ CommittN"'" w:-r.~
tha t p ori.ion oi t.h e Fund
d\'ili!Hl diqt('('f':<i onl\-.
n'othing to do with thi' pMI inn

lnple. :<prlOg horn mooel ir

mahogany,

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All I.rstrumetlts Guaranteed and ·
supPlied C;;,..riage Free.

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!'Inent. H e r"cad a. cirelli ... r
."F:xecuti".e in AUQ1l st. 1914. ",1,;
Fund was fo .. tbo relief nf .
u ·dcpel\dnnh nf 'men on
(,,,"il ian ' nO!l11htion,
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wood, check action.

REC H STEIN
in
rou: wood, new condition.

Tbe !£avor (Mr, S, Ha.,nl,'ardl
they ha.d .' no ·control onr h O\t'"

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COr.LARD &: COLLAKD
Houdoir Modd, gi lt metal
frame, 6f~. in lengtb.

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~o~2ar ~u~sday, T~~ha-~y, F~i~Y--9' a:'fl . to" 5-'30\.p.~. _

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Royal Pu.triolic CoT110 r:l tlOrS,
Rcottish Ho~ pi1al. the Sa.l n .t ion
E.rnizration S ch eme. etc.

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ANGELUS INTERIOR
PLAYER .. PIANO. latest

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Ffo!lpital. £10,000 : fT o:;pit.al for
(rflDl sbork, £16 ,000: R n ll ~ill!!
Offic~,,' F.m ilies. £20.000: st.

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CbapeJ.Organ, 18 stops.

control devic.es.

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MONIUMS:

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Player E~perts,

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PIANOL-A STANDARD,
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3, Each frame specially ffia8e ~11d guatanteed 'toile .
4. Oculi.sts' prescriptions accurately and; rapidly' dispensed. -

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Testing and. Fitting

was b:-i n~ wound up? 'Y;l..S t.ben~
li\o.Qly to be any di ~t.N'S~·~ .. I
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Kn ight, " t·ba.t. we nrc ~ergin g'
will pll1n~e the civi li aD popn lati
tres~, '\'11\' d o we' rece iv e an
t.bis mee t ing . tQld t.h at. it is
d.r:bn~ly pl·otest . t-o ~aYe t.?
"1.1eeting- to wind up an ~.. t hl1l g
properl,"" audil.ed b:\.lnnoe sbeet.
·"Mr, Quelch (read in \! {rom
; i... e's · sta.tement.}: Here art'
tm\'8 reeci .. ed mont'v from th e

Hickie& Rickie,~~~., :~~Q~~~~ ~l;foria}Reftding'

Speciatiy hlgh 'powe~ at
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46 Guineas.

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PRICES:

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SUltingsin Tweeds arid Serge, aiso B.reeches Tweed,s,
Overcoat and Sport-s Coat ' Materials. ·We are at
'your service, and gua~a~tee fit ~nd sati:faction in. this
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Ladie's ' Tailoring.-In tiEs Department 'we are showing the Ne,v Clotns an4 Models, for AutulTln wear
in Costumes and CoatsJ It will pay you to place
your order , early. Why not calL and haye ' a look
round? . We 'shall bepJeased to show· you our ranges
and give estimates,

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the c&J!~s of -eivlHnn di st.rM:ct

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bQ.d b"'ten thrown tlul of
of Fritlnd~ ~n .. ronsly
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