Reading Observer 12-1919

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MR. G. H.ROBE

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~ • ~Dtrol , ms.y 1>& taken

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&';:ult.iiwJ prodQ~t'.

time the
dunng
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Rightthe.first
Ho,,- G.1l.XH. month.
, R<)oorio.of
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1 the Food Controller. a.t. ltej4IDg. 00 Sai>i!-dlay:
If, bO'Wev~. It &ppea!:eci to btll1 till ~ int.i,re.t-t:H~;;!:.1t1l~f~1~~~~
both of the ooo&uDt<r aM the prO\iu",,~• .,;.. .••.. n
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IRlgbt. b& rcmovoed e1"e.n earller
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ThiS sta.t.&meot waa \u:ia.de by_ the

troller at the annbaJ luncheon of h.
Oxon Chamber of AgneuJture, 'the Berb
AdJOtnutg Countle. Dury FOQIl."" AssocIation.

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Farmm' I ,,~~~~~~~~

&lid the Berka jlranch of the Natlonal
Un>OQ. m the targ. ToWli !fall.
h. 'ch&ll1Il&n (Mr. J IJ Benyqj:l~ /lr.Ting pro·
posed the toasts of t.he Kmg and membere of the

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lD.'tll"·I~ll_al!~-,~J'~1'6 t~~~~~~2j~~~~~~~

able
the Prinoe
Royalgood
f ....wrought
i1y. and J>I
haVIng
refetTedoftoWales'
the recent

\our. Mr L G Button
P&rhament IJ

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The HOjII'l,l of
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H. spoke WIth regret of the ab...,.. 1>1 ·~'''....n.m"
oounty members, gentlemen who had theIr
uts at heart and who were domg \heir very
for t.he coDsbtuenCle4!l they repres('Jlted
They l1ier(\ proud of t.he Hou&e8 of Parhament

~ l.bey

Iw~~;~oJ;I;~!~;W
tl
I wor'd war
wmu loeed.a far

alld the pos!<war problem, w. re perplexlOg. y.~ wealm.....'W&8 hot
if they compared t.hclr own country With any the un~TeP&r~~
pf
other they would &eO that Engl!Uld was happIer ' tlOn", but m tegard to
of a.gt'\cul
tba.n a.ny or her nCigllboutf; Tb.e¥ would not, for ~ tnre, ..WhloP ~W:M tlw
strength
lnBtanoe, Im agme s uch a. Iuncheou a.s tbat to whioh
- NEED· OF THE OPBN MIND
>hey were luttlng down t.akmg place JD Germatt
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tIi
,r (>ven F«n ct', VI hlle thfl present tTdub'ts f~
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lJ.8 thought tbE'Y ought tel pa.y 81 tn ute if.1 e
' ''fOI k were of a. more eeTlOUS character than
s. rem&r~bl& Vlalon or their present Pnme Mi~~er

of~ H. had an. hoost, un.,.nny mt)lltIQD., ODd I'S 8OO11
prlnolpally dUD to the sound co~n I a.s~~came mtd po"er be recogmsed.that we had

ulIarrs

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Tili. !Ia

son'•• f the n"t"h public' and aJso tho benO&CI"I (' g<>t 'to 'PrOduce more lood a\ born. QthetwUle
, oV61nm ent of t.he H oUN!.8 of P3.l hament·
there wast'" a great d~t'!r of,..our peopleJ knOWIng
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for the first f.lmo t.be real meaning of want and
HE.A VY RssPONSIBILITIES
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d CPflVs.lloll ror the fint trrila for generatloDs
Mr Sutton refehed· t;o' Lhe beaT) re~,,.,.w,ns@U~M th(lfp Y'M a., GovernD}ent..,Jn power which wa!' con'\\ hleh bad l't:Cent.\;r ~n added to \.ti~ VJir1ia.
01 'thp ltnp<;lr.tenoe of a.grlculture. a.nd Will·
mentary burde n Memoors of l?a.rl H\Jnen~":Wero In "'to do It#. beat to cneouta.ge n.gncultura\ devol·
fa ced With the dIffi cult t..k of legIslating for all 0 ....t Whatever . GOvernnwnt was on pow..
clas>8Sj ,amet'mes ))I such J1 mallll(~ as to hamper ' they would oow have to deal Mlh agriculture. and
the '1fembers of one mdl f1 dual c1aaa. ~:./~ T.ha / face Jt WIth an open . nund 'lhey n1Ust not ~
00' emmen, had helped t\l. ~armer to wtn tlte l'1\/'v", to IU\y fiscal ,yst.em. but must be &q1mated
"o..T and f)'Vtlrcome t.be 'I:l\\bmarme menate. 8.l1d..t.he wlt.h t.hE't mtentlOn simply to do what wb best

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,nge-ncy ot t u ?> n{!(!d "ou\d cxe:us.e a cetikm amount 'tOT agflc\llu1"e a. 8. na.t.to nal country Tbe1fa.nne t'
• o f e:{cesslve breakmg up of lands
~ ~ ) w8.tt,t.ed a. ee-nee o r secunt.y ror t.he iut.ure, and. b e:
Their Government 'Vag a democratic org~is&. wall (fJ::lhtie d to h~ve It bocau~o he was subjected
tJon In 'which nIl clu/le8, JDcludmg tbe agncul. to M p'lltny condltlons beyond hllJ control and
'ural. colild ~nd mll.t ma.i<e the" VOiceS heard. By beyond tbe corttrol af any hu!~an bemg Unle..
v dlcll1g their reqUirements through th eir llnIon ~ tbls ndJOn bec.me .more selr-supportwg It wa.s
chambers and EOCI t'heR they could obtalll R~ \ bound to declme
many pr\'nl(! gcs lU; t)l.~ manufact.urmg c1asl\oes. an.l
'Ihev were tlnXlnu.IIJ t:o get "rId ('\£ \the J control
It b eh oved them hs ttgricultullst s to fono\\ the (,k. '\ O\CB
N ni att.ogether ) In Rel\dm~ . la
example of manufact.urers lI1_d..nkmg their ,"v&nt.a else,yrhcro) he fou1)d d\lteTences 01: 01>1010n
kDOlVfl to the GO\ Crnmf'JIt
conclUSion t.ho (Laughter)
lfe v.:aB cnhSC IOU! that cont101, In
speaker reff'rreli to toe good serv ICes I:end~ to I a- time of pleDtI, mlKnt. not onlv prove dlsnd·
a.gTlcult.uro by Mr W· A \ ' Mount Sir Rbvs "VII "antagool,a, ~but even harmiul t o t.he consum Ing
-- hams, and. 1.1t Erll fet bardn·er, "~rlbmg the last r PUbllC He dl~ no~ know whon th~y \\ ere' gOIll~
member
one of the m06tl popular of BerkshIre to <te·control agrJonlturaJ .produce A good dC:'LJ
iarmenr Rumours, he said were' ounent to thq depe1{ded upon t.he ' lanner" H e "Was sure t.hev

of. thai&- tiling> f.<>r

For

.g.'ie"iiurl~OlDgHolctiugI
!o~!tt" Act,
Th.
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oniblom..uc of the
the E..t .....
the U nlonbad no on a.coou.nb of ~ OOmpound6 of ISPlCes, frolts
lOW ....ds tho landlord. oiiLer oommodtt.&.ee, and yet appa.rent;.iy t.bey have
l.nolUBlon of agncnltuI'l!l been uualble to resw.e from oblivion the name of
AI-M'
not a.ctmg aga.m.,t th& poNOn to W'hom It OW8!l its crea.Mon
Th"y beheved thai the how true It 13 th ..t ~he world knows no-hiD&,
would be lnlonous to agn·~ Its grea.te6t men, for, ~e(ilJ, U1 the front rank
grea.t unknowDs," and lni¥citorr-of UQ~
culturo, ...nd ~J>~l'6f,)reto the labourer a~
as I.() of
fulUlled r6llOwn .... e mQfJti pla.ee the Wustrious
n.rme~1

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oreator of tb. Pi.m po.ddIDg I It "I'8'ht be dIfficult

"The Chan-iilano" was propos~d bv 'Iofr .Marltn to specula.te on thlB subJect;, . . . othefwise wttdt the
H F Button, w.ho said there 'vas no IAJrd Lieu spIrlli of tbe times, we mtght. ooocludeJ that the

tenant In tb:l4. country who devoted hUllS('!]f to world mtgbt be mdebtod to a ~Wl for this
pUbhc dut.y In the way Mr Ben.yon dld
gkmoua diaoovery
Y ct. Wlt.h a. little oonsld.eI"a·
He thonght\ thcy would a180 like to expre158 their Lion. it would seem more fa.vourable to , VIeW the
gratit,.ude to Mr A S Turne-r'Jfor the. exceUe.nt lJUddi:ng u the product. of va.:rl.OQS mmds History
~ecol"ds tb.a.t. plum broth, or ponid1;e, pr~c.I!dcd oUT
"W <'LV 10 whtch 4e had arra.o..ged Uiat luncheon

Mr Benvan bnoJly rephed
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Mr J Herbert Bonyon J p. Lord

~uddmg

famous plum

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Stewart AbrMIl), Mr

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Anker Simmons

C BE . Mr G T Apps fGMo ral Sr-cretory of th~

In.moo' Pa.\.a.oo., on ChTls!-ma.s · Day, 1006. t:h8 "tlnt
thlllg serVed a.nd eaten Wllti a. tureen ()t ~ rlob,
l U6 C1OUS p.lu.m porridge.
Ii we m&y ludge from
the meredl811ts, the ql.laut-iLy made was ,.retty can·

NatJbnal F armert' UnIOn) , Mr Leonard G Sutu)rJ
Marllll H F Sutton. UaJOr Wft.b)~. Dr' SJd"'f&bl. By 1811 the plum puddmg. as we know
S..tenhollS6 Wtlha.rrl"S Mcssrs J ob Loqsliy, ~; , '\V It, wa.s tinnly esta.b.hshoo, and reCipes iQr botll
plum J)U.ddUlg Bond porrtdge appear In "'lhc
K Sla.de W J Cu mbl!l", H R Bet<.Wll, H R YO"\Ul1Z"
Woma.n s Compa.mon o~ Pruga.l HOtUlewd'o ..
Rp.nvoll, F J K Cross, J A "Fal.Thunt. S R
of that date .,
WhItley. T Chettle. J Maekmtmh and A Frog
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" THE OROWN OF fRE FEAST"
I~y , Amongst th ose who alRo took ~tICket&, most
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a.ptJy de.orlbed-t as
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of ,yhomfwere pres..""'D t were M~Jor DMby Gnffith.
~{a.J or " Ward, Cttf)t.a.1O 0
G.. ltodv D S 0
a1 JIt.
egorlcal
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Captain John Goldm~. D S O ~ Rev A' H 'Hop:
18 at
~ globe or
kms, Ma.Jor \V Sweetm<in Quptom L N ~tton
one ~hini:lng of
efl.ct tk.,1 th,. ~enilem.n . on. of Ih. be,t ~nly did t1bt reqw(e phc" to so.r and ~Ive n .. to publtc M..... 0 (} Caner. r I H IlI.hop. S 'J Farrllllt:
tho Hmdoce. the
I Jnamoon t.hey had ever ha.d l!llght. ' not long ra lrril.a.tlOn, or even wmse What tbev reqq.1red was R W Hobbe. lun , J BI.hop. H R. Chllldler
other di.fllC1,l!t and
~In as th en rePresc ntatlve ~
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a. e-rtyaro den.l and a fn.lr Teturn Tho questIOn as Dry-land H I\.slam JUn.., C H .Mllldment 8 H'
such a
Respondmg' Mr Erlle.s& Gardner SA.ld It ~ to which 'HI..J-oth e propr;r tnfte a.t "bleb to free 1!arl. A P ctrocoklno, R C N~et B R' '\\"ood 1·1.:~~i~·~~::r·
the
refreshing t o h El.AT the toa~t propos~d an d TPC'Pv~ ~ the fa..-m eM! f.r()ffi cont.ml was a mat.teT that b a d brIdge . W F arra.n t. 0 1. . Hanseo~, E Lpu!lev,
10 such cor rlia.! t erms III Vlew m the numereu. p;he n }.J.m COD5ldcrnb' 8 anx.lety
H e hoped to F d, Leader. G F Slade, I? E Walle\-; S II
cn t lclsms which they r ead of the H ouse o( Com- <de-control a.~rlculturnl produce wlt.hln the first WI loon. E T Shohlev R D T-;'yIQT E' B W
moIU! and Its proc edmR"S Agrlcunurc h~d re~ 5J1: monthiJ of . lH"xt yea r 1£ In consulta.t.lOn WIth D.le, W (} Cli ft M J F Dattmg. P T <J
Wyatt D Va-ndere.te"gen, . . A . E
rolVed a. f&lr amount of o.tLentaon from the .(jovem- the vanOU8 lJi~rest!l It Nlpeared t.o him that the Body, Fj.
m en t of lntc----perh8ps some unwelcome attenho!,} consumer 'Was not enda.bg~red nlld the producer Butler. lJ. A.
H H Htnton G' - P M~I.
- but It mu!\t. 00 remembered that control! fll1d would Mnefit, then they woul~ ,de control 1t a.t an T Ro60&v A
R
Cotterell. E WIlson:
J Lee. ']0_
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J S <r.>roner
reg-wEl-tloDS had be€n necessary durmg the war
earhCfi' dat:t
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Rohoon. E
G. - O'
.." KINDl,y FEELING
" THE PRICE OF MILK
F P
Ford

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H " beheved thn.t there (xisted a kmdh feelltlg'
towards ngrlcult.ure 10 the "present. Parharnent..
The mdustry Wa ll 1\ mRtt~r of very ~e;h mtere.t

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R. S, HUDSON L1D.
Liverpool. West Bromwtc:h o.nd Laadoa..

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E. COLD WAtER

MEET WITH
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'LAst WtriGrr "'a t that time they: "Wero
restrlct.lon on the CODsumption o( ~lk

~ar t,p.ere ar.peared to' be plenty of. nulk, and
to tbom lUld It ,... not ltkely Ih.t ""'fthlllg tbere ...... nt e..t one BUcce .. to be placed to thelf
would be knowtn~lv done that
oth .. thtUi' =dlt.-tbat thq had lrepl up tho ~upplt .. durtDg
lor It.. benefil T bey had.. UI thl. P""hament ... }~. WInter. 'Tb. PTlce was hIgh. but all PrJces
they had bad 10 JlO oLher, a. C~~ttee 'W.hlch met. were hIgh anQ,- thc hlgh .£!lee of tnilk was Que m
to reprrlSeut alJ .l,(teresf.8, and dI SOU8S agrJcul a. meuure to ~e fact ~llae. . tho'" country bad no~
tur .~l !matt.eNl An"'8. a.t present the Government yet set-LIed-down to work
The urban worker ""&11
w ere aes rnu!l. of mcetlng t.helr requlremenl-a In Jll a. measure reapowuble ror l he high pr u::e. o fl agtleVen w a)
Furt.bennnTc the Go"\!ernment 'had cu tural produce Of , coune people IDW'lt p a.y,
not 1x~n stmgy 10 regard to the A.mount pf tlme they could not ,xpeclr to ha.ve t hIng. at leu
demtcd to agncultUle m the H otf5e .. ;}J . .
thlln Il. l co~'o produce, plus a. AUT profit. He
The spaa.ker was not cnLhu1IHl.fiL1C over the H)' dId not know whether the farmer was reapmg an
centl, pll~t!ed Ag ricultural Councils Bill. and enormous profit out of the pncf'6 fixed by the
thOUfYh It had cre.ated a mtOl..-trv he. was doubtful Mlmstl Y oC Food Condltlons var4ii::l so much m

spcak«

'",s not

CAREFUJ, CONSTDLRATION NEOESSARY
Tu r nlOg' t.o the qUe:JtlOn of control wh ich fiome

wa.n ~ d

to 56e .. remn"ed e.ntU"elv Mr Gardner
pomt.ed out that. It. would be unwi se to a.bohsh ,,11
cont.ro l Without con!fdenng tbe que.t.lc n carefuUy
befotebMd On the onc Soide't tb£'y had at "the
present. moment. the \Va~eI Board for wb\c.h he
had not a. word of cn1i clsm---ell'Ct-ed by )l'obody
Irrespon slble yet pn.o;seliSIng' tre.mendoU! powertt'
while, o n f be o t.her ba nd.. they had .Part Four or
lb~ COIn Produ ction Ad, -Whlcli gave pJ)~ to
fannerlt to cult-nate t.belr land In the w n.!t' the
nuthorltle~ tboup-ht be~t-'" hethe.r (nT" the profit
the farmer or. not
Now It did not apPf<l\r lIkelr
t hat that control was to bt taX_II otf, bees-V" the
R.oya.1 Comm lwon, which had .:. bto en conSlilmng
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them. through their variOus bcnncb... to ..ceTtalD

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I3Q,vden. F (J9clfNtv,
F T Lee J'

1Ia;:"h.n.·ii:

MaJ,:g. F J Palmer. J M Oembnd, A
Paddll'k. T S Pyko. A, C Prtng, T W filn>,
J Roberto. A .Robert, . ~ H ll.O'I-•• Il,' S Bed·
ford. J J Bol ... H H B~yll&, H ~r, E. E
Dance... J M DlmOJld. W J Borl~ ''V~ Bowden.
J H Bett.oridgg. L A Barrelt. J . Bt:PWer. T A

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Evereox Ernesl Butler, E

Butl ~r ,

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Palmer, G perry: R BllUJIden. H Taylor. ..
EXA:I'{PLE OIl' UNIfY.
ReplVlng to the toast on bMa.1f of t.ho Berke a nd Ta.ylor, G TnrnbulJ , B Stafford, T~ Sum mArs, C
Oxon Cb&ml:lil!r of Agriculture, l\£r J ob LoupJev Rmlt.b A J Snmm-eJ'15, J ... Scuttfr., I\F. Shrubb,
eml?11asa..oo t he fAct tha.t. aU cia.."",, enga.ged n F Stevenann. G W Slade H J 11. i)nilbk . R It
a'l;tnculture mUll. be unltod for the general good SIo.de. R (1. Ada.mlJ Qumn, V M atHi!fr "'''J " M
They h~ a.n exa.mp 1e or that unJty In the gat.hel'"'" Lav, H T~uck lM , E J Brown W FennlD....21I. P
109 of "\Ile jIlembe1'8 or all three of thelI' AlSOcla· Potier W Gover. E . C Gp.e.. G Gerhardt. F
tlons a.t that lunch~()n There. was room fol' tIl W Gl... W L•••. H W. Tucker, 'i\: Tohitl..
yo

The Chll.!Dber of ,.\sricullur. wa. maml.

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the pk:un puddmg

VIne,.

My defimle pohcy .. to the futu .... the apeaker
Th .... lI,d been ,,,.,,. ta1\< of oonlrol betng take, Central Chamber of Agncultm-e) an
ad ...ed blS hearers to troot _the AdvISOry
off mIlk tn Apnl In B.rbhtro they had be.n wrote wiahL1lg BUCCJeM to the Inncheon.
I
ml ttee prevLOusly :referred to- a- commJttee
to set
al,o"'opcraf,l\re eo(aety to organu:..e
"WB.!l heJd in gt'tIAt respect by the f'rOvemment
aaJe of. m11k. and h e hoped they.
l)'\
commlt.t.ee which was "'eOnsldcred to
the ~asa.ry aoth6rlty to
cla.'1oSe6 ffUrlv ' Mr Ga.rdn~1J fin.)
W&6 taken n gbt off Unless
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pra.~ or the Prime MmlB.ter who, he i.i~Mr.,.1
the mIlk would be In one
a cla.un on agncultunsw, seem~ he waa .
ABRAM." - .
..c'Urt'V of . . tenure If
Pr~ Mllw;ter t.o defimtely tAke up the C&Ub1e of
,
agrlculturo and rea.hse Its needs
I... dlo'rd" •. " they had tn

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to keep

AN tJ,NPOPULAR POLITICIA.."1 •

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to agriculture
a greAl. said
deal be
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[A ;'ould~be a.morous C&nadl&l1
G g - lbr~: ~
h~1t Worship to
him -,nth a. ~. 'and .... eTJ.·
deDt!, wen
world'. DllUiODI ot~ .1Itplua I'.:lonho!
.It,> Mooyor of Readmg (Dr

.hu ~, NPreM.ed h1IN~~~::;:

tJarem.tltJ

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aD4 weathu
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Who coulo.. ez:pect otb~lSO l'

lreatDUmllen

ue wways
naUab'..

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globe, a.n unseemly Sbe.pelC!55 m a.ss me.de Its
p..ppea.:ranco all u.-q.ulvermg in tbo t.ureen 1 !'herefot e It would seem ti:'tat there IS really something
very lIol&on and myater:ous m pudding.making
as lS amply proved by tho many 8U1)CI"StJtlonS and
practioee WIth which It 18 sVrToundcd
Hut In
wha.t. duectlon does the Illystery POint? 1hc
ulIatletoe dccoMLtmg the pud4illC oertamly baa
DrUldio associa.tiot\8 Can ,t be t.ba.t tlle puddll1g~
cloth also came from Dnudlc days . and th~t tbe
uae at It 15 ono of thoee seoret arts whIch the
anl»ent hi.en.rchy wJt"hheld from tho knowledge ot
the profe.ue. &ltd that. therefore. It has rema.med
the chara.ctermtlc pos8ession of thIS ISland?
WIth wb ..t. envy muSt the dys9CPbia view' that
of dleootlQ ml!ahlof. Jhat globe ot
that f& ta.1 or:b COD.f1om e ra.te or
that portentous oombmati.on or
,, ~1
The blazlDg bra.ady m thB
fa.t of
&DC1er:lt aacrJ!:iee.
l.be;tOl.e..s
of some Idola·
aD the summit

HE 'ENTREATED

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ThGrQ IS .. Ca.mous story ooncernlDJ: a. Fn~.ncllIna.n.
wno essayed to make. a. Chnstmas. pudding Hc
was periCl!tIy correct m ilia chOIce of h18 ma.tenals.
but lo:rgot or Dever learned t.he aJl-1.mporta.nt.
article of the clot.h, 60 thatJ lIll~k:ad of a. temptmg

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ChrIStmas dlillt

THE MYSTERY OF COO~ING
Of OO\U"SQ~ ~re 18 a. myst.e.ry 1n the 060kini{ of

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001' R.eJ\w nella.rta.Dt

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•• fely be eDtruated wtth da.
cleaDtD... rep.hiD&. and
.dJua~

of an,. lliDd 01

sc.utNTJPlc DlSra.UMENT.

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T. We. ? H . G WISe .. W wean.
WIlson. J Wlloon. W J W.k.ltn, G
Wa.tts, A WRl~rs J H eadmgton , B Raven"
croft, ~t J B<>n,:Ul.ld A D WoodleV', ' A D
WOO<jj.y. jun . E E Morrba.U, .<\.rthur S nrne'+<Yr , ;";y''-.eri~~li

H B
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the pla..oe where ~ t.he la.nd lords could meet The
Datry~armef8 were 1\. sp6CIRhscd branch o£ the
mdust'ry. lind needed a.n a."t8OClat.lon to- tbemsel ves
The Fnrmtln' UUlon ,vaa. the youngeKt. ..ASSOCIAtIOn
II) pomt or yeanl, but It bad tho most me11}bct":J. (Orgsnl51ng Secretary) ~ etc
ApokwieJ were ILllnbunoed (rom .aIr W -\
A.tld perhapa 'ft.p~ed to the farmer's heart a. htt'e
tbe tol@1 removal Qf control
more '!;hey c.ouJd ",ld!>Ir Lousley. JOIn all l.Im<: 1t.fODDt SlJ" Rbys Withams ColoneJ IM.h e Wlll!On
Agam empha~u!llng the lmperattvt. n¥.d (or ca.H a&SOClatIOn8 for abOut £2 .. year, and h'e urged BrigadieM}"neral ,WI~nn. M~ H Padwlo~. MaJo;
Torroll and Major Wht>eler\. (Qhamnan; 2,1 the
(ul dehber8tlon be[Or6 commlttl1lg them8elveB ts' them. to Ada ao\
,

Mr G H , Rabem. M.P

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bo unW18e to digress upon

the condition!) III partlculu areas, Md. IJl
nationa.l mte1~t. IUld to n ll a.v IltIbhc auitatlon
make known thm'le hcts· Could they not If th~ Ba.rr J Cooper T.. H H ILWki n!i, W Hwntrey, J
prIce. were toO hl.l~b m one lI1sl an Ci;! an d too low H lllnll:8 0 Lee, A Ma' D MnucdreJl , A PurneI1,
W IJ .R Alexander, H AJdrldge., B LE l'hwhpi
In Mot.her J pool the condlt.tons In t.hat "OattLOula.r
C Brya.n G Bast.l n S D But nw. J Crow I J
a:reD. '

lhe matler f(\\' a long t,me, thol\gb .dl~ ,ded tbr~

on eevenl pOints had aqreOO III tbe- nULJori\.v 1.0
recommen d that. Part. Four of tlle Corn Prttductlon
.-\ ct should.. be EU"undod The control tJ:i~(ore
'''ould probablv be l'Itrengthc ned ]".II.ther than
JC6SeJled and It WRI questionable, 10 VIUt' or these
Cl rCU.Ql8tanccll. \l bctber t.hey ought/to agitate for

~~on

the sunflO'Yt ex, wlll heeit",t.e

T •.: ' Btick6elp,

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AImI _ _clee cualI "ID_'
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~iufiitcf .,
doUoe.
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and

agrlcult.ure £hat they could not do lUI they did In
C It.
N'[c&oll,.
the ca.se or m:Lnu[n.c:tu~ In the latter CBse ho
E P lU'fitt. D "RoBs, E T,
,could ascrut.a..in to a pomt the cost of producmg
W H D cw~ F J KirJ;>y G, J 8J};)eS
'ap mlele. however sm al l It .ought. be Th e COil H I rcflO~n 0 J.IlV F ." MI!oyf' C MaOl::I1Dg
dlf,lOns m ddfcTe nt parl4l o£ the country varled A C Mil haJ J, F H 'Vlleon DavHI J Ba.rtlett.'
wldt.ly, and they could lay down no natIOnal E E N wburv (} il K ....leyi W ' L. M'tnchtn.

cabOT1 ~ that mt.er£f'rence With their mdustry \\ il.! tn\\k or allound or meat, 01' any other agncultural
to be ext--ended
a.-i.lcle Fartrj.cn wen, he behen d, well or~alllsed
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throughout tbe country Would It be :pOSSible for

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not

fitted to 1!QeC!1c.1 . . . .oriptloD.
lD... til. latea, ••4 mo ••• lJ'lIab

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whet.her the Mmn.ter "ould hnve a.nv gre:\ter
p'ower them the nreS(!nt T"n:f! ldc nt or t h e Board
ot AgrlclIltllre HO\l" C'nr It h nd at least brpll~ht
mlo bem ~ '" bodv 01 men " lin kll en tbmr subJ€ct
to 8d"I ~ the Mm l!S trv or AgnC'ulture, "even tboulZb
t dla nnt .1;0 hzyonrl that As tin old Tory the

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happy fundy

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Not &0,
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degrading

WIrH

RELIGIONS.

Chandlers, etc.

6 howsebold
Brand,' too, tells Us t.ha..t
when ho dlD.ed at t.be.:.. Ctta.nhwn a t.e.b\e, ' at. St

M..a4cst3'

of the. Cen\T;l.\ Chamber of Ai"tlcu1ture) }'l:r

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,(\"i>tISTM.A.S

[By 5. JACKSON COLEM

' baakin .. wrtil ~M retgn of Oharloe U It was
L,eute".nt :eatlm
as 801l'p at Christruus m St Jamos' Pala.ce

Fnlest. On.rdner 1\1 p ,. the M ayor ~t "R4ladmg tDt"

THE BETHLEHEM
CREEDS.

SOLD IN PACKETS
EVERYWHERE
By all Grocers, Storu, Oilmen,

there were MSO present durulg t.be - TflIgn of CharJes II, and 8; certain
tho Food Controller (the RIght Hon ,6 H qua.ntlLy was sent to tho different officers of HIS
Robert.s. M. P). SIT H-erb~rt Matthews (~C:M

of BerksluTo preBlded, n.nd

BlaH

Ae RinsO DJ,ethod ,is simplicity
Itself. Just soak the clothes in
cold water with Rinso overnight
-rinse and hang to dry in the
morning. That's all I

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represe nted thlt constltu t.loc"i
government of t.be oountry which had mad~ tb~
the h&ppy and proaperous natIon the), :9Vere
l 'hough they. had PalBO!! through , dilIi~ult

'thong we m Englaod had suffered

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'WITH Rimo in nse the
housewife is made in.
dependent of the copper
fire. It doesn't make
any diHerence if' there is
a shortage of coal or
~as. . Rinso w~bes in
cold water, anti thUs' saves
~ the trouh.1e. worry and
expense' . of boiling the
clothes.
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XMAS DELIGHTS '

FOR THE / KIDDIES.
~UBBER

BALLS. LARGE AIR BALLOONS.

, ,DYING \.PIG~. FLYING I SERPEN'IS. ,
SQUEAKE~AND BLACK BEETLES.

TOYS, PUZZLES and · O~MES
Made by Disabled Soldiers at thlil

LORD ROBERTS'
WORKSHOP$.,

M,EMORIAL

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Ltd.,
IN-G.

Nourishment"
directed, Mellin's Food is All
Infants thrive upon it from dle' d:ly
cQildren npidly d~op
~,,~r when reared up,tin

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'-";5Ij(ttrPL£S POST"GE FREE,
I.POClD.' Oll receipl of 4d. slaMI"'.

I \BI•.e;.its. o~ ro&npt Of 40.
'... ill.,, ",,,,,iri/l bo_f....loll
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