Reading Observer 12-1919

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A .....ting ~I th~ Ber~ ~tm.

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of the' National Farmen' Union

Offi~, isO, Fri.r..tre9, Readilng;
on S&turdttoy I those present iQcluairii MeMl'8.. ,

' at. the Coun*1

W . K. Slade (choinfian)" p , AldwinCkle, (vicechairnliu), T. H . Bishop; F , C.' Bulling'6"'{, J .
J :-tlateI, W. "J . .cumber, IS, J . Farranl, GeOriO
Rord , ~ob I.:oustey,. E. RowJcll~ R. D..T.~lor. W;
Walker, and E. E. Morr~aJ l l orgal}18JDg- ~

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THE FORTHCOMING FA,RMERS'
LUNCHEON. .

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The meeting: wu convened earJ\er Qan

the Cha.innaJi .exeJiPned ; it! order .to
im ' ita.tio n of t,4& Berh Bod

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AlFieulture ,ond t he Be.rk.s
i'a.rmerl'
a l uncheon on
avoid cla.shing

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SidE:l8t now
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w atl. k.oown
cn<l B.mp .nCl)~, &lid
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Tile re.l story of ~he ori gin of Z.m·B~ b as
.Af!n "compikd by Mr. M&l~lm Grace w.nt~n g In
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an eminerl t. firm
of ma.nufacturing chcm ists. Jiad b roy,Stb,t ~ promincn tly before their notioe th& Jill1itct£ion. jIIld
p raciiCflo.l -use!ess:ntll88 of old-fn.shioned oi ntm«"ntll
w h ich <lore mainly composed of masses of rancid
animal fats mingled with mineral sl'lts of qlle5'
~onable value. I n a. happy moment they turned,

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At tho bead of th is r csearch was placed a
acientist. who w a.s perhaps t b ti w o r-ld's &!'Ca.test
authority on oi ls a.nd fa.Ui . T his was D r;• •T,

road from U,eir

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row' wJ8,
or less, We roa.d fro m
to th. Lodd.., hr idge. •
Aoot.her quesWm was , h Olf fas t waa i t possiblo
to t.ravol :in modiaeva.l times?
In 1496 th e Tow n
Clerk of Not.tingh am a.nd fou r rcs~b le bu rgcSSOil went... Qn horseb&clc f rom Nottingham to t b-e
weat of t he }!idJa.nds io frosty wca.tbor_ O n the
firSt d Q>.1 ~ left Nottingh am and had dinner at.
Ashliy.de-la.zQuch , th on t.hrOugh Leicester to
Litcbneld 10r .... supper. a. distanco of forty miles.

£1,. seCond d..y thO)' Iolt Litchllcld , ""d had
d.i:n.nor at WolvcrblJllVt.on, and stayoci t he night
n.t Bewdly . a. dist.a.nce of ' 29 miles. On the thir~
da.y t hey journoyed kom BewdJy t.o._ WOrcct'itcl: ' (15

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l arger ~ze being t.hD more often preferred , 8S
is more economical.
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TEST ZAM·BUK YOUR SELF
And proTo ' its splendi d SOQtb ~n g and Iiealing

powers. ~n d '" post"-card for 0. F ree Sa;mple B ox
to The · Zam·BlIk ·L aboratoriC'6, Leeds. Write
clearlv your I name Dond .address;' and t he na me

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W orld's Greatest Healer" free o f clitl.rge, together
with a full descrjptive book o n flkin ailmen ts.
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TRINiTY COL(EGE ~F MUSIC
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Dora 11. Droke (liII'F.lI.:{J,Q., L.B,A.M:h
M. ·\\iU..), Harvey
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SIZAI~E.BE~'YICK

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Honea; <AUIe Carta, etc .• Let. on

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Mp. P.E. COISH, - 21, Station ' Road, READI.N G.

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At Home Monday, Friday'" Satutd.y. 10 a.m. till 6 p.m., or lat.r by appointment.
A.nd at J5:allchM-8A~IN<isToKe and NEWBUItV. Fttr ..ttendan~ Bea Locsl Pape.ra.

. BMt prices gi veh ior L i Ye and D e ad Ca tLle , f etched.
a.way on tho Shorteat Notice. Horse Qils. Ha.rD~

SiD«l. Tooth i .....,; 216: Upper or Lower Set from 21 /~lftroLT'&'T10N8 A.l'fI) ALL Annaz FuR.
TKL&PHONE : R&U>ING 77'1..
, ESTABLISHED IN BmADING 1876 BY F. J. COISH (Dental SW:lle~n).

Cats', Dogs' and Chicken Meat always on haud,

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Of W ine Merchu. ts ~lId
ST E~HEN SM I TH 01;

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L0.8t wook we publish ed th~ following
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60 BROWN. JAR DYMORE & S O",

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LICENSED HQRSE 8LAUnJtrF.R1':R ,

DENTAL WORK' OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Personal AttentiOn.
T~ Moderate. . . ~.
Bat1sfactioI\ Guarantee4.

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SilverSmiths a 'qd Watchmalce ~::;,'

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.upplics, tLe public ar~

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Redding Telephone
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the most captious. . '
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Brewars and Wine MArclla.n t.'! ,
Queen's Road, Rea.ding.
88 FIDLER & SON, S,!edsmen, F ruit
"nd Potato Mercllants, F riar
Street; Rea.ding.
132 KNILL & -SONS, Bookbinne",
Printers, Account. Book Manu·
facturers a.nd Stationers, 3),
Minster Btl'eet, and 18. Du!,e
Street, ' Reo.ding.
52 "REA-DING
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Printing a.nd Publishi,};, OffiJa3,
BI!'grave Street. Rea1in,.
110. WATSON & SON. Chit1ll. !tnd

Glass Merchants, 15, Miu oter '

Tha.t the

Postal Orders
.. If you weal' them you can't go ~t1'1lJ . "
Mr. ·E . O. F.UI!.KR.. '\'ell i ll ~toll Ctub .
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a good teftt by X-rax ."

Mr. A . E, 8K1NNI!:r.. 33, C:'Uiliboro " "·n " •• C.'
the I(lft.ther Is al'f}lYIi O. K. "
Mi5\ ~1 SllllION:.!S, l'!, Kensington Ro!l.d ,
16 AAd n~roflteer price:'! to )Jay."
1 .,J',n. DOWLI XG 7V, Alba ny fulad.
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We now wa.nt a good Limerick
tise Langstons~ Overcoats, \\'ill

LANGSTON & SON
·N.B.-Letten to Cork: .

Street, Rea.diag-.

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ToIe: rama--" 'i'om Ma.y. De;Uorr. Ree.dt1l,~n

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• th eil' , Tele})hollo Number, Nllme, AddreslI tlne
B uaiuess IDsorted iu ltbove List on very moderah

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He was rich enoughl o hit:e a thcnisand tailors. He was sensible. enough to know that the best
Was good enough.
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N ow-a-c\ays 'British Ready-to-W ear: Clothes are better than American clothes. They fit better,
they are made bette!" a?d- they cal\:he bought at McI1ROY'S m the same patterns, .cloths and
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cut as the most expenSive to-order garments.
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"Thus, .alt~ough ,y ou save Two 'Pounds or more, no one need know it · but you.rself.
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-Underwear.

Moat men look well in &

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. 500 pain 01 GOn~
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84/- to 105/.

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Few men ha ... e mfficient Ties. Why· not buy
three or more far his Chriatmas Bo'!:. A wou·
. (le.rful selection- the biggest in Reading. l '·

Sappbire ~ two
Diamonds, £30.
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An e:roe¢cmaJly

_tiIuI .DiamOnd
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to 7/6 each.

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Silk Mufflers.
Men' s Silk Muftler Bargains sddom P.etD. In
White Club' Stripes and rich Brocade, Hake

1'weed Overcoats for ·

Sapplrire and
Diamonds,
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glorious preseuts. 3/6 to 12/6

. enough for winter) in Fa~

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Tens of thousands Qf Men's Glo...-es -WooU~n ,
Kid, D'oeekin, Buobkin, etc. Mltony with
,gaun,tJela, an~ lined. In Tan and Grey. 1/1H
to 17/6

chill-proof Tweed' Pveroo&t8 in . .

aDd VE&TS

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An Army of Men ,,,ill find their eizes hl!lre in
in that aple:bdid ' . ~ ~{ with o ut. or with' belt. step 01' roili- .
Serge, double· breaated aDd " itb belt. Helio, . tory ooU...,
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Bnd weill tailored
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Some men ... about to be luoky•. 100 O'nly.
;, doubl~.b,eaated • R ~ INC 0 A T S oftered to-morrow at
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VELVET SUITS osn be msnly too. Speriai ,
Chrisi:mJIS'o1fer of Boys Fancy Velvet Soi ls wi th

42/. t 10'5 r..

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In COvERT RAlNCOATS....:h ..
e1hugh
for Qvercoat8 ...... thm are ~any styles :with or

Boy. U!ually lock well in TWEED .SPORTS
SUITS. MoI.lroy's ban ·a fh:~e . lot in Greys,
B1"Owna and S' mi,-Greens, at 39/6 to 631·

37/6 :;th,,:,t.~~~~. s:e~t:.~ 'o' 1;3/. to' ~~~/.

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'fouthe Are an awkward age for 'dre88ill~

well,
, are~ eo many gradu.ted siz~ iu th e
at MoIlroy's Olat Ito Tisit here fuat lIaTes
endloeo troUble. <!aI- to 84/-

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You could find. "different' gift for each in
.'Gih Bazaar. ...-It iSI a
plaell . for ,M,en , fo buy., as ,well as ·WQmen.
can ,ile~ every
appropriate Cb.;is_tm,as GiftJor Wife., Clii!clren.QJ: Maid-without ..,)
" ' . ~uble ~fict w,i~oUt be.mg ' imporfllne'd to
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coate is, of pouNep

Men'. Gloves. ,

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'ne real f~ hit·" .of tll,e yei.r ' j~ Bo,8' OYer.

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Thia season ha.a brought men ea.rning ! GOO to

£800 a year for our better-class Rea.dy-to.Wcllr
Snits. Tho ",tyles are perfect, . They fit 110 well
that they might have been mp,cie to m~ure·. and
ther are i reaHy good Ligpt and Dark Grey",
Brown• ."d N..y. 65/- t.7 gns.

choice at 35/ - to' 65/-, end
emart Covert RaincOats (warm"

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Youths, too, ' hlloTe belted. and

. Men'. NlIotnr"l Wool and. .,Cotton ~
PANTS and VMTS. The pricea; ma1re wholeIol... ourion£.. 5 /6 to lOi 6each girment.
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pooketo. With R" glan or
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1/11. to 5 /6
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Then for the most fa"JidioUB
men, Onrooate in :· La.... ender.
Grey or Brown ehades. With

Men'~ All-Wool
ruLF-HOSE.
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ribbed'''' .'Y,...oighL 3{3 to 4/11

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E,.ery suit is tboronv;hly well ma.de, perfectly
cut, and there
sufficient sizes to fit 99 out of
100 men. nut tho total lot i. not unlimired- and
it "Can never ~,be repeated. Grey ·
Nll.vy
only. 57/6
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So many e1Ze8 iIi the ~a.nge8 o~
single-bleasted Ov~rooQt8 fo·r
· Men tha.t th~ is no need for
· made-i.o-meuure garmonte. In
fine G~y and Brown Tweeds

Men'. All· W 001 P ,ANTff AIl>!. VEST!! by' the
-fuoet coneoientioU8 m.&ken and firma :r:r;,m ' wbich
McDroy's invariably &ecura sphmdid . ~rgaine,
14/11 to
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67/6

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dreaaillg

~tb Underwear ~t lPye. ~nly
50 % 'warmth. ' Woor ill the
, best standard. ,' and All~Wool
Underwear-f)r HO!je is noj; dear.

24/6

Suits, ,57/6 to 7 Guineas.

double~

breasted Overcoat, and this
pllrticuln.r modo} ie .in the quiet
Dark Grey favoured hy the
City man; . And <I ~e price

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Tho following is th_e p... list of tho l' ,~, '.....n.
;D&t.ion held in Beading on Novom her lot» and
.lIth. T he ~er was Dr . 0, ~d.
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Higiler Local DiYision.-Mahel Sh.ttock
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W&yj, BiliIa !aL
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ha.d mado --~~~------------~----------------------------~----~--------------------------------- -and tb16

iniles). a.nd a.t Worcester they ~cstcd a. day
&. night.
On t he next day t hey went from Wor CC6J~wkowitsch~ Pb.D. , M.A., F .I. C., F.S.C., who tar t hrough' Uwesbur y "\00 G.Joucester, 26 miles.
(wril.cs Mr: Maloolm Grace) brought aU h i. pro· Tho n\'Xt day !\rom Glollocster to . E" coham, '"
~nd sciE'llltific kll?wJedge aDd his w ide e.xpe~i- miloa. Tho, IlCl:t , from E yeeham thrOl.lllh W arwiCk
enee to bear on thi S problem, and condu c~d. (IO to Coventry. 23 milCII, ~1lo next day f rom
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oonju:nction with the Compa.ny's other chemlsb) t.ry, t h rough Marlcei. ! Boswort:.h to Loug hbqrougb,
te8ts. an·s.l)"JC8, a.nd va.ned e:xperimcnts . A ll 20 m iJ os. ¥d' t h o next and l ast da.y from Loughthese invest.iga.t.i ons Qentred round t he character, borough to NoLtinglibll, 2IJ miles. making 15 d. ys
at 8JI a.vera.go speed 01 25 m iles a d a.y . Then one
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roperte, refining, and blending 0f certa..m ex- SimioD the son of Simion , rode in ten days from
racts oE ":"lolus.ively vcget.nblo origin.
Ware, 'in Herta, to St. M jcla~ers Mount., in Com A New Peep.ration. · .ltf'tcr many deliC4te ex - wall, o.nd ba.ck ~a.in. This Wa.&. in tAla 16th ccnperimcnta, a new . 8upeN:rintment was successfully t.ury.
perfected \\rhicb contn ina tb-ese potont. fiapS i ll the
The monks of Abingdon A.bbcy used to tr&Yel to
most p erfect. fonn. 'lIo t.he new balm waa gh'en London twd baalt in, th ree da.ys on hone ba.ct, &nd
tho im' ent.-ed nn.mo of Za.m-R uk, and t ha t word tho timber with w hich ibis Abbey Vt'B8 built wa.s
has now bocome synonymQus wit.h per~ect heal- b ro\l£ht f.rom Nortb .Walee in t.hrco weeks in carte.
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drawn by bones. In the t.ime of Queen BljzabCtb,
.ln~am.Buk is different from all ordinary oint· Ar.bo rfield My.nor was off:orcd for s8.le, a.nd one ot
mcnts. It contaius no an imal fnt nnd no coarse tho chief inducements waa t hat it was witbin easy
mi neral compouuds, is more refined ILlld esta.b. reach o,f London, aa ' t he Jat.e owner had a.lwa.ys
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rn ~ t.he 'journey ;:to Loodon a.nd ba.ck in on.e day .'
llshoo a. new ~~ stan iIolU a .Lltlwm g C CMl)lcy.. f['l1e. j.ourn ey frQm .Lon'"don to York '''''as t'eqmrcd to
F or its soot.h ing and antisept.ic qUa.1itiCA, it. repro· be dono wi~five da.ya-200 miles !
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~t. the greatest achie"eIQsm. obtained ,i n this . ,\\'ith the advent of h,vy .... heeled traffic, , he
deTtarlme nt of mooica.l 6cie.DOO.
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ro)l.d& ~&t- ha.d boen q:uito !luita.ble f or horses beEoema. Psori8.'3is, P impk!s, m eers, Rashe!i, ca'mo unsuita.blo ; benoo the complaint in tbo 17ttl
Sorenesll, B:lof:ches. Ch~ HQJl.ds. CO.i~bJs.ins, cent ury abOut
badnCJ88 ot tJie roa ds_ ~bc tra.aic
Rin-'tWorm, Scalp Trouble, et c., )'l:~ld rapId ly to WLS · a1Wa.yS" &. ·
inoro advanced t.ha.n 'ItI e roads,
its finn but' gentle curative ,actio'\]'. So be.a.utifully
tho
of macadarn. Ono reuon why
1'Ofined and wh.D4esome are its constit uents tha t
wero subst&ntia.lly tho mcdil8v&l
Zalll-B uk hns only ~Dt,.l Y tatoo smeared ~er t b-e
"'"'''''>la, in mcdil!u.J' hmes it W88 no eaay
-- ' n g powers W h IC
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I!)r al ter thedid
COUth
rlS C of a. road
skin toO set i R opera ion t he h t!W~
011 d: .and
it containa. As a remcdv !or P Iles 7•. .-lm·Buk h as
'Il \·~rc ~r~h~~
at.t.a.illOO ~ sound reputation , w hiJst _it is of great
shoul d ll ave hked
' .. va.lue in t}x. h~a.Hn g. ~ of simpJe ' Cut s, . Bur n8,
the Grea.t Nor th
Sca1'ds. Scratch es, etc. T he o nty g-en uine a.rtic1e
not a.ncient c.nou: h to
is !Sl1d i n sea.led p n.c.'>.a.ges 'at 1{3 a nd 3/- ,

t.uin vou w ill receive a. samplo box of

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'-- better healer.

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idlgOW~~I~;~:~~:~:t.otho
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To specialise \ is essential!
We specialise by laying out ·
repair shops of capacity and completeness second to none.
equipping them 'with , ellibora,te-and expensive-machinery, and

It r was cer ta.inly m c d l ~v at,
'. It was cuTiously st.ralgbt

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a s many of tho - smaller bpdics---amn.l1er- nOt: only
aome :'-rule1$ governing the 'CXlll8truC'"'
in numbens, but in t hose who got t heir living gy tion of Saxon ~s. It waa required tha:t .a. .t:~
t he cultiva.tion ,or t he soij, .: .
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- s hould be 80 1!Vid& l th a.t tWQ ' ooW"h erq. 'COU ld n9 t
I t was. a----""'" to support t he Do,net proposa.l:
make t heir ·goads· meet a.cro8I it i. aJso that sixteen
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hOl'flezpen migh t ride &breas~ . In 8l1oXoo times t he
AOI'lVlifSueP@,R"): FOIt ME~{BERS; ,
King's highway was ~ oootro oi tho King'. peace.
Th.c Secretary ~port.ec! on t~e ~leps, he 'h!td FO l' offences oommittOd l Oll t he h ighw a.y offenders
t.a.k en in con nectJon Wlth a: m(lmbcr & clatm " 'CTO fined.\ li vc or s ix times as muclt as (or similar
against a. oowmlUl fer ' le!,ving ", h ilS emp10yment OiII(".n ccs oIf th o h igh w lLY· Bu on roads were Dot
w ithout' not.ice, and bis action jn tho matter W ~ easy to follow, like the Ro m ~ roa& . OD e, f.rom
approved,
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the ,·J?oWJlS .to . tho Kennel. va lley at N~.....-bnry. IS
CotTP_~ndence - ]a 'vo to t he . damage ca"lsed m ontloned in !tho s'a.xoo M arten. I'D , the lOtli ceD·
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~ury this.,,1ta cal1ed &.04 foul Wa.y."
to growing wheal by rabbits from n,n adjoiD ing
H ow could an a.ncl.olit row.d be reoo'JI1wed ? 'It
wood ....v&l submitted to the Committee, wh4\ left was very difficult, but tAle beat test W I.8 whether
th-e question in t he handlt o[ tho .~ta.ry ioo 'Pt o: it formed '.e..parikh Ot. ~UDty boundary. The boun.
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d&r ies of oount.ies south of tbe ThlWlElS we re fixed
A resolution was · received from th e Shropshire in l Alflfed'S t.i me. Tbe Berkshire boundahes were
E.J:ccut.ivo urginB' _ t·h e jmmooiate wi t.h ~wal of known to h a.va- been filtoo in tho 10th century.
- tbe orcrer forbidd.ing the weighi ng of sh-ee-p .p r ior Wh ero a.~ road forml]ld ~a.n ancient ' parish or oount.y
to grading. and 'the Ch airman e::s:pJained ~h ~ f.h~ boundary, it was olde r than tho Norw an Conquest..
ord c.r ha'd bN!n with dra.wn for a. bme to see if the T lft:rc was .ILI1oth cr test. .England w as covered ," 'ith
road\! ; of. no sense" aooor ding to modern . IllCdi .,,,a.1
method w{lrked fairIIV . ..
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.0JnatL oon ILtIOns .
ICY IX'lI ln 1l0Wuer e .
end J19whero and
oottiing.
Su(:Q,. !I. road as
of t.he .rearl.v accou nts of the Committee. r ,
t.ha,t was the ' ~ks ~dgow ay , fr om ~ he K ponet
An A bingd on member conslllt.cd the ~~ }t tee valley. by .Compton.a.long the r idge of the Downs ,
in ' refercuco to tho tona.ncv of a holdmg, . t he rUiiog into Wilb:ihiro ' a.nd peLering out in t ha.t
landlord or which ' claimea possession w itho!lt · county: As a., proof of its 8.lltrquit y it passes .W oy·
giving legal notice, and it was d€!cidcd to CO?' la.nd Smithy, whi ch . is a pre-bistoric sUrvi va l.
IUlt too Committee.'.L. wlicit.ors, Messrs. Dram
Ma.tiy Engligh high roads were rem8oC'ka.ole bean d Brain, on the matter.
oau,o th&y a.voidOO. :nha.bited distr icts UKl struck
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towns by .dotia.t.Jon . lnsta.nOO8 of t his kind o f roa.d
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A MEMBER'S BEREAV EMENT .
'wero tho Ioimiold Way ...d Ba.nbury Laue, "no
A sJ.IPp~hcti~ reference, W aB .made by t~e , lcct.u~r sn.id '.hc 19'Ould aug,cst t h a.t t.hesc were the
Cha.inna.,n to the loss su~tam ed' by Mr. W . Ch tl - IUlcicrlt roads : that t.he 1Q:)man roads were on ly
ling\f.orth, a much _~ec¥ ~.em~r of; t~ pm· intcrest;lng ,episodes. After t.ho Rom~s had. lcft,
mi Uee. by t he deatb. of hHI "'lfe,.. aDfl a. vote C'f
r eym1,.6d to the tracks thfLt hl\d served t bolr
condolence wi t h t h e family was l\aop~d - ~ub
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He . would take t.Â¥ B a.t.h Boad for
mlentio. the members stan diqg to e.xpresa t beit
was ocr t.a.iD ly not. Roma.ll, but was
but. oow much ea.rlier no one
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()fffi of the B&t.iest. roads in
a.bovc the 'evel of tl~ &li d
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by tbe ex lllt·
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Mr.. CnmboJ;."t¥ught , that ,th~ N ,F :u. shOUla
nomin.~ mO<e tnan t~O IIl<lmiJ<ra QJt,itho :lV~gee
Board because it ' ....M t he l argest 0r~UJ.atlo n ,
~n d - a t. prescnt ou\v bad the sa.mo rE'<~ nta.ti on

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Cominercial Vehicles and' Commercial , Body ;Work.

Tbe Dorsot,Executive BOugM mpport to ~ pr".I ;,~tl~:~~~~;~j
posal t hat ) b o National F aro;lers~ Uqion should
he 'allow~J.o nomin .... a larger proportion of th'e ,' CI'ool;&,
~employcrs repreeeDt.ati~ on the· -A~culturnr I ~"~o,,,•.
W aS'.. B<J8.rd iJIon m<rely two out 'of .- f9~ <f

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by otht'" oountier, aa
replies rece"..d .on lhe ma.t.l<1r.

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The Committee'. views on the quastion d
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luncheon, and to oonkibuto a· third of -rthe'" expeo:res io\'olnd. M r. B:t:rh&!D, Mr. Ta.ylor
~nd- the Secretar:v were ' el
to repre.ent tho
ttI"!!,U. on t~ Committee cf the th ree bo~I.'
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