Reading Observer 12-1919

LABOuR CAMPAIGN.

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QUESTIGN.

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SBAGO, B.A.]

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but isol>ted
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j:;O\.......i hut fnr sma.ll« P

'Work:

who.
sphere dId lul.'l bit and did ,t;

p<'ak>, golden in ' the
m~\lnt.:Un , chain,. said L
"1:1'Y true~: . . she replied, wit.lt ~
the compllme rtl 311 t ho =eekr.1
=d I "'" nqt o.,.,...>p~,~-;/

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forcIng t he

.n.tio" ..!.... th~

NQ one
of tbio oount.y
~ nlltiooaJised ,

mi ne:;

",ti l he.
Lo l S the ~cry pJo.io ~t that,

to t.he prmcipll) of na.tion_
eJoqUt>noo of Mr. ArthuI"
proselytis.:<l bYii;'" hi"
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..l'!}~:!:~Whoe !,~~

~ irr h ·ton,>d

SuncfJ:T pape and m ats
w with :to Pa.ris eW!'pR.ppr-,
ro.or . by hmt g tha t ,
from the repq . 1 It W'A~
"as much vlt·tue in :\
t here. IS still m o re in a
" il> in clover. f OT the

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.. wIll keep tha young

fro!n C11a..'min:; t heir tooth at. him .
it Wl I1 M.~e hi$ face m t h h is
It. is R. truly a.dmiTa.ble afmng~
11 ft rn", f"yos irom m v writing pad
coa 1-scuttle on the hearth, ~nd
"'Imp l"" COndU!!lOn ":' Who okn ..
!n\' ('(Ill ] comel d oel lnot.

which

All that matters to roo is

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GEORr: E AXD ffiEL.-\Ni'
murder Lord French i a. sad

)tlniste.r·" :ttU>l'11pt 0 ~ttt(,
\nll not perrert. h is ludt!:~ tat.esmen h e h~$ t h e
wL l('h ~"'eS rJ j!ht down to the rootg
clDM not bot her a.bout th('l n o~

t he bea m. AF. fnr as I can see. ho
i n h u' A..ttltude to trellmd, {(,t"
when I WM a. lad, and

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h a.~e now 'the dom in ...
d l~ tressfnl COt1~ try. I

force" men
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when

hca.rrl j of tbs
Ca:t'endish And ' Mr

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the lri! b Questjo n by

lon~ le1\se of lift'

to the view

. wanted WilS "J'frol,~e
In t errll.s o{ ., buck-1ih~: '

thl! poor "",ult. that. while
cn0\7Crt.ed to H ome Rule, 1m .

a point M which tih e gilt may the ,
t n her than't''l'Pt' it was stated it
t:1stcr would ha,""e settl"d dpi\1-n

Nationalist Ireland bM. she bCeli
ro Smn F ein is qtHte
De Y ruot'tL l:! no~ P am ell-nry.ob

tn" to

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Redmond.

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MILITARY SERVICr.
to propliesv the r.:sult of fhe

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A (ljJond of mine who 'fA<:
from bCg uming to end rehlM's
~e6S

and I ' am in no better
pla"lnh" enough ave r,"

for '(IOhtlci~nH .Il!: op~ d to
r-eoplr; for it. w as a reconna.u;'Sel'lce

tb e part. of ilie "Wee
I nd ependent LI berals

or

Free ,"
The....

t hen'" po51t.inn in the oonnt:ry.
t he PaJ't\· ma.chml'>. a.nd It. is in hythe machine counts for most .. smce
mil be concentrated on one oont..bf;re. i.e no one ck-.ar Cl'r'er-ridJDg
mattet'S to t ho mind of the

6ght, Sir J ohu Simon

~~~l~:i~tf~~. from
tha.t. is to !Say,
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Lord H flJg,
Qi hiJI mlhtary 8C-IVlCCI!
L'f'err fip:bt.mg sold.ffir kn ows . f)/
I'Oldicrs \\ ho n~..c.r fi red a. Mot. nr
one §.red, reI.dared infimle l'V'
t he war, and l contrlbuk d
winnm g of t.ho viciorv, an d

Sir .John's opponent , wa.. too
~hting man. aJso much too fine
one woord

In

d eprectation of

I"'CCXll'"d during the
HI pJa.in words, tho
Srmon dllri rrg t.b.e
co" n o,, ,w,". ,..-j th th ro WRr, and to C"f')un . .
stooped \{) oolicrt what soldiers
a. " chi t" wd pouticiamJ ha.ve

a .. conpon" from

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SIT' Job n nat..iU'3lly enough

m. ""d candicW.. do &nd sar
lint

In

askmg for and publisbin!!'

'At.,,,.,.. ,.. Jetter Sir John demeo...Tled

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l 'be Rest Care, u. "lrich was

. TII0 cha.u.ct.crs ...~ taken by
Stru dley (tho 1 patien 'L), :Miss .IDle n
M_ Hilda Godd ard (nulSe), M.lS5
( trQ.rsc) a!1d
f Y:l' .

!&.sa 'Eva. Gibbs (tho

OhadCl'), ~~ his uck.

a .00..: of ~iI led

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}1~" (Miss

" Llben.y " \'ltfu3 ' h. 1>1, i5<[Ul<c) m""

IWd eboen from all ';:d~ ""eIOomcd.
ChrIS im U

.."d
ThO'

pccsea:ted the boUquet
his pleasure. at n cr
t.ree, 50pp lied by
hill at:t.e.C.l4on. aq d flo,

to:% and dolt. among"

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The timee~l;t-ftt been ~. ~~•..u.. OOllle ~hroft«b "III"ith ft;yinir, poLouft... ~ ~
bdl, an I.aSelligeat .ad _ _ _ _ popul-. an4 • f ....o.....1>l. """grapbical ~

go."",ing
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hA.o combined to ~tm!l that

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S\ill more .treDuoulji_ lie .htad~ ~t iInO'l'l~ for "opb~etI, butikuowl~g.
of tbe put Is ot.U!n • !~~jle aid in
. Kthe po~ilm.. of 'he ftil\tre;: aM loo~r back.

.. ord may' teaoh uo to 'look fo....od wit!> ..tAor oolrll~n.. and aetormin"!oion. ~g;b ....
recood on whioh·to ,loolt: baolt:: may Ihe ha-.;o • hri«ht fnnt<o to ..\iioh to IooIt: tOnrard I

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.:n~1t"II ' Church au

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'~bru&ry W,
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CLERGY'S GRIEVANO~.

TWO IMPORTANT UNDERTAKlN ' "
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'l'I><o gr;._ o~ \1,.. ekoigy w_, d;""_ by.
Dr. 00", CBitIhop of O:crOrd) ;n ;be Orlord Dioooo,ait
lIUgazine-who eaid ~hat h& 0DUid. bMr' _
that
the cIeogy """P'oin'" ..tooiahiDg", liU.le, NoDe
!.he leao, beDefmOd or unbonellce.1. thooy we... groooI1
pLohoi, tb. ~ ,. one of whido no· go.smDg tmd""ll"id. The BiBh.opl. ' poworo UDder ta exloI.:
body nood be ' ~
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;ng law of · dealing wiiJ1 alleged ~088, h •
MUJlIClp>i life BUlrend • gt&'" lolls ~ tbe
t.e
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P" hZ·tho deoal of !.he 'fuwn Olerk, Mr.
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Ct~ A. ""Dut.o to ;u. lif. and' ...on will
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be louod lU lIIlother ooIw!m: He ha:; beeoI al>ly
A very str~ deD<J1lnoemerlt. of: ..... ..i.rin.J; and

lI=paIly: tho y _ lou beoD ... aeIi.& oolo, for
Booodwg, In the main, tho town boa mO>ilMjned
I,. .....di\.lODS of P - . ' Uaotnl orori ' haa1_
dolt .. and wbiIe zouob yet """"""" to be "I"""'"

pr.

fllc:roodod by Yr. C . S .Jobnaon.
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Tho OU i.st&Ddin~ feature of the ,..e&r, from. the

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;IOD~·',0t'l1~~·:;1 .' Mr.
Pn!tt:r, -.riio mod& tho I
ii!*W",
.JailillR-i". _d in-.. 18591 tllero- etrtered into , tlie~, ~.
of Huntlejr and ' PnJmem, in their IRDfIIlI lllvoioll

Wle .noev•

I. s,;.;,- at the annU&l meebU,g of u... BeoJihtg
~'l~':a. i.h~o:~ :r:-~ ~ Aw:tli
of t.M Trinitaaan nible Soei~Y on
do..blcd Yet of this th<m> '" lilttle to 0Il)' , .a.e MM1:h
He IIo!oo ...id that tho two morl
~>&t I~ " W ln8Vlbhl. etroot of tho times wo Iwe widNY 't'eIlj) 'Wow were the Bibler&Dd tho newtl:
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p&p<II', bUt 1n""1 people were bcoomirig too deeply
Tho pru..:ipa/ busizot!m . of tho ConnaiJI doring tlOo absorbed in the latter.
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vear b.aIi been the B'~g S<.bem.e and the &dopJ-."h~. Scbool, this month _, held. COPt.on of • new _~ =tem. . w" .hall-4&!
BETTER WAY TO SERVE.
At tliio I..:Ir!!e TGw" Hall, when tho pup.l•
• rth these poiDte ..sry ~ . and refr8m fi-om
A bombahell' fell In tbe midst of
preoensed II!1!lriCOI fllli<y Wee and """""'l' obymes.
WClllil"Y.l1lg' our - readers with a m&SS of the detall
DJocese whon the Bishop "of Oxford
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ma.de known his intention, at thee c:::.~~;n~
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TlIIE RATES.
April, to ....lgIl. Hi. roooons. for !
FolIoo<iJlg s.D increase of 1. 9d. i n tbo ,£ in M&y, gNen in tbo Dioces&n magtWne, , It.
,"l!':''\-~:f,.~i~ by £eor public ofIi<iaIe. He
Ih • .u.s ",...t up 9d. m October. 1'1ris boca.... he realised thai. he ooUJd work
d time in editing, a"'l<,s•.ting ImII .In<!l!!tcilD~'1
rnado·the-totJ>l ",teo far tho 'Borough up 061& nd. Chnrclo 'during the rest. o(
days H' h.
tho ReMing Cbarieq, _
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n~of FmDm.
He mm1d not aay that he ...,., to •
t.bem having eaca.ped fro gaol ,Iaoghlai, altho_gil ,
his home ..aa in tlmt maguiJiceot. Goo.>emmen"
which coofronted t.hom, _
h", fatiIler '
W,," Lieutenant Hacket.t, of the Roy.J N wry,
Governor of Reading gooJ. It was at &ll eore.a:h

ofIioo of \.horae da.ys, &\youth by the
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singular .rojnciqenre that with the
FrnmJilHacl[.u from t.be ..l'Vi<e
Hunt.l"l' and Palm.... Reading gaol also ooaood
• .,;.t . . . a g..,l. (La.ugh!.er )
,
.As9'lml:ing. that. in th~ 60 yeazs Mr. Hackett
did nOt .unduly AOoont hun..,lf from ...oTk, thoy
cotfld fairly estimato that bo att.e.n.ded, Noy, on

tiine
L"""".
n-ling

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or

ary 6t.h, and t.here follo\\ed long ncgptiat.l.ons
betVtoon "
v..leE oiUS1Dg f"....,.........,
~lt ~ .o..n d v,"..wi
'1'"_o J"S of
I.Ionel, a.ud t.he Ceftl21llttco and tho M.ilimtry of
Hoo[t,h,
It ..as &greed
to !>Urcbase a bIg
n<ar
t he <hioro.roc.d
.A l)rovislana.l oontra.cl. &ad. boon
P- - ' , lrut. t he mllistry of H ea.1t.h demurred a.t
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en b ~
thoEventually,
price, and part
aga.inot~l't'
ma.tter
f
t. pu
rou. 4!!d by
th la
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CHURCH ~nSSIONAR'Y CENTENARY
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It walt in ~1a\', 1819 , th a t t.h e B erks ~~
ti on of the Ohu~ob Missionary Society 'V~ ~ed

District

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mcs of ~y meetings w~
hcld
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Lhe Cau n eLl n n de:- Lbo oompu~ y>?we r. oonfec,rod

Rea.djng

on Lhe.m

Bllrt'OugnS,

MC'A.nwhtJe the "Shinliold-«oad ISlto was

hou~ht, wdl
and bo
It "btult.
Wore th.t ~he fil3t

In the a.ft.emoon the Re\·. ~Cllnon

M .A .,

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PetC'rboI'9ugh

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by Mt. Artbur Newbery , the Ch wa.u of
110 HouSIDg Commlttoo. H~ then expIo.inod tIt.t

CHIJRCH.AliD INDUfl!l'R.r~ f~ ,
Tho rotation of ChriStIl..nty and ihq pbtiroh to

NONCONFORlfiSTS' :MONTH.

ma.y bope

\, a.llv to !;oo a.t leM t 'a few of th0>1bomes so long
P cp._." Ch&rsl's 125th annivr.ren.rv,. n.LtrliloCtoed....
sod au d so m uch n ~e
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A NEW SEWAG® SYSTEM.
Mondoy. Tho ehau- W83 taken ijl: SIr Jehu
Tho pI""" fOT a now .ew'4l0 d lS [lOI!a1.Y'tem wore Thorn.. , C,O., J.P, .On June 5th, Sund,y, the
nd optod .t a Town Council tn<>utiDg on July 3rd Moder-oWr of the Syuod of the P"",hY~ "'1

bo<:n~~g

Council for the

a.; I tho

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J:'J.t.ion

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COLONEl, O. H . BURGFSS.

• Co:100eiI G. H. , Burgess, of Warfield. died tbe
eeooood wook: in August.. ~el BurgeBl!l wu a
prom"""t. l&Ddowner and
of the a.rth

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In all churches, Sunday, July 6th, WBS. obsened.
WREET IMPROVEMENTS.
as .. PNLCe Sunda.y," &Jld ~al servIceS were
£8 500 .... .Il"""bed to .... oot Improyom<lDt. iD held.
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Juh.' ~ruch of tlllS WRS o.boorbod in OOnIIt~
SDnVICE
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A YMCA. WORKER
Tho' death of Mr... Alec " Green. f<mnerly
a.ssista.nt. Ae<:ret.arV' to ~he Rending Y .M.C.A.J,. was
a.nnnunoed from . Ruseja, in August.
Mr U~
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WM killed on the l'ftJ.1pay while sc:rving wit
the
Y M CAM
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ME. :VERNON KNOWLES.
Mr. Vernon KnO'WIM, for many ye&nt a we! '~

BRIGADE.

The vaoo.ncy

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p~yter!3.Jl

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READING POOR BLIND.

lIlBID'bm-3 of the

Chareb. London·road, can""" by the _goatlOn R...ding Ba:whg' Club.

early in the year of the RM W . .A:cms~ng, WQ...'!
fonnally f1Ued on .November 4th, when thli Rev.

COUNTY - ADMINISTRATION.
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MR. W, -"um,.
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Dr. John Mcele, formet'lJ' 01 Swatow, China, "'..
Tho -.me
Inducted· The indnotioln woo pePorDled by tho waII.....n known for avel' 30 wan .. cood1><t.or
Jnterin>-Modenotor, tho Rev. AmUh&ld ,Emng, of the Ra.ding T.m1"ftZ'<!': PriU Band, IlIld ~ """t:;;;"'~;
K<=ington.
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timo, of bh& .WokQ:tgbBm Town B ....d. .
, TO BE DEMOBILISIID.
At t.he ...enIng """';00 ali S~. Gilee' Ohmdo, on
Sunday, Deoeml>e< 21o~, tho V,,,.... (the Rev. F.
MUSICAL ' EVENTS.
J. C. Gillmbrl mad. the I\DIKKmoemon:t. __tBat. .110
""" to bo domobilioed during th. 'in>eIt followl1)l!
Christmas The
Gilbnor has ..".,..\ pr1lICtic.lly ~ut tho war '-;'Seni<r ~haplain ~r
Beading, lU1.d. ha.a spont a lot of hia time ; amon~.....
the WOllllded m t-ba t.own.
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THE HA~m OF DE.A.TH.

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A TRUE STORY.
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DIot>rict . League ,... TO"",d nov,," in ila hi~ ba, it pl'O'Oided

and

60eh exciting sptlrt as was the ca.se this :rear
There was a fema.rkable ~uality WIth some'" Of
the ~ and 'to\es tar' posiWoooJ)eo!Lme connoon
The Berb GOOmy <JrieIn.t Clnb cbd not to 1
~. but a- ~ing of the execiJ~ ~8
herd, and it )I ... been deIe""ined to mako a recomme:::t\~ ben season, wrth, it 1:" !<tid, a. "Vt!frY
....tul _
of pt.,......
. ..
&ading Cricket Cktb ~ to be in •
"verY bad way, and, we fool'. , m11 not rise to l}s
"-1 asam, 1M tM R.eading Bi=iit. F>ct.orv
Criclfet, Club had ....raJ ...... in the iIeId eooh
S.turday Md ••>jo"-..\ • reall. ,exo&lent ......,..
Too' nth"" br.noheo 'of t.he Reoding j!illOUit F:i<:toty
Reere8:tion ,QJub a.hJo W:-ent. st.Jang and ,wen. tmd
tbi. - club, of wlrich lli. LeodIl!Jo" is The e1Iloeut
Genen.! Sectoetazy. i. undoubt.edfy .troopto-day
~han M allY ,J>!lIlI""'" time ;n ilAt ltistorv. M&ny
of the oth ... nimamed orioket O!nbe had • gOOd
OCMOIl, and ' it. 18 especially pleaoiDg. to not.. that
tbore m not a villogo in Betbhira without. ita

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Conoommg Mr Hockett Mr. Prott:f told th<! ,
foll<!Wmg story. "I 'believe tho.t in his youf>lr6ol " .
da:,'8 Mr. HaCktltt ' '''as eh.1.l'1lcteriRed by a ~
~ount of ra:ubera.nce of SPInt, which, '" after a11,
is not unnatrrraJ, a nd w~ob it'! indeed healthy; bnt
on one parliontai- occasion! 1f rcporl be tme; thil
oxultatioo of spirit did ,not commend itself to tJ;>.«
otaid, .quaokekr-liko opirit ,of his employers, =d I
believe th.t 'Mr. WiUuo.m I ..... Palmer had the
tementy to I ~ him OM day and. ~
that, hi. int..Jf,i.t".J odivities miaht. pedrspo be-\
better empk>yed eJ.eWhere, and I~ t.Jmj; h& I
w .... ""on so bold .. to give him notioe ~ ~ I
Coming ilin:m cll t.1:t.eI of6ce9 whon t.hat

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oipired, ,Mr ~i1Ii"", P"!mer
l~. Hochtti
sitting at hUt desk f ..thfnlly tlIY7;Jmg' "'" his
<lutie8, and bv him ho.... ;l;-"""", o<b:>ut;
he hod disregarded th1s notlOO, &Dc! I am iold Ibab
Mr. lIa.cla:tt. replied that ho <lid not Ilnd· ii .....
venient to leave . (La.ugbter.)
Mr. Hackett. conti.mmd the spe:a.br,. had en- !
eoun4ered nothing but Rymp:rtlry, td'ldbg ~ I
e8\<em, on the put ' of all t.booo wi19 whom bo 'l
had worked. He ~~d been of the gnmest ~

BoO

a:noo to the "!>vires in talnng 1lP their wori< inl
the invoice om.. ; ho had coaoliod t!>em, ~ ,
BOWLS.
lOOm, ood lai~M\dIy "",d....d mm oncli ~
y .. ""ciont gam.i of ~ baa,held lto own right. lIS be ooRld in trn;ining t.lieDl to booome ·clerks """
"'I!clL Mavbe our leading clubs -ha.!'e not. been '0 men.
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waS • pie ..",,,, to know t.hoi !.he ~ o,f,
"""'" to ihc fore in llOIll8 of tbo open """"to ..
Company h",] - . their way,' in tfie .......tldB
in the pllBt, 1Jnt t.her have 1-> ~~mg. equallJ
M wttIl M "before tOO war, stid., 1n 9OlOO caseI!I,
his Mo, to ,n..Jr.. such provioion' for his Iutan(
~ly bet"'r. For inslaMe, . the weot End
might aSSlllJl /lim. • oom~!». tIIld )'('-~""e JrimI
Clul;> baa had a d<>fightfttJ~. WilJt moT!'
a;nxiety 1a..<J to his dechmng ways.. (~
membm-a tImn ImY'J tho, green imp%01I"ed , 'IllAnv
ha..., been tbe enjoJ7able game. indulged in and' >:'';.~;:-- '. \~ __,c... briefly_o.elrnowledged tho p~
.viet.o,iee hMe aoc:t"'Ued. In Ml-.' Em.io Warth<! olub has • most Jlainstaking ~,
~t:j!,;'""':::::;rep~
' TE'f!iQrftntivo. inoliuiin.r Mr.
oornmit.tlle ....
Of considerable busin...
Iii
Mr. lI. J. Mrn-i<>n and Mr_
and
'l 'wo of their
tn,,.U'er. wit.b. ma.ny of tho OO'lmtry
t".ye,lle,OI an d mem""" of the admln_
I~~''''
by tJio
Young.
, Wl. from all part.. of tbo'
which Mr. H. factory, in all nearly ?OO Oemg Pre8e.D~. .
Mr. J, BaylU!
the coOlltrv,
om>
be.t. And ,the
to aJlV In tM
,TI>e elub
.~"".'~me:n~~ aad l>Boilioapo .he... very '-actory

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wete productive or many exoelleDt
The annua.l dinner held recently ~ ~
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, as the .....,n haa been throoghout
J....itXIan, ill' the 001Jl"&'I of " recent . statemen t,
t.ho faDds were In & hiahly SRtisl'~ry atate

AT WORK.
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CASUAL WATCHMAN
FINED £3
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Jack FO!I"6et', the BcrkBhire O:aanty \.Al!socia.t-lOn when a middlo--aged n;utn named Cb ar1 cs 'C1emen ~
t.o tht:ive.
~ •
of 15, Cbolmelby-roail , was summoned for oatt.crpptteJ!I , and PMtiInes. ;n'
d onatlon "to t b ~ ' lex.
lioldioi their (YWn ing to obto.:in unemployment
the .,Iitary otoopt.ion tont oi 16•. 8d . hetween Octcober 6tb and 15tb.,
~l~:;:~r'l undllr the auspices d
Tho first wit.ness for the pt'osecmllin was Fran1c
":~:f~~15
the a.p~nnOB of Hamblm, a clerk at the LaJxrc:r Exahange, whO'
r
up,
prodticed the book issued to the defendant . on '

educdlonaJly to-day-eecond to no town or
in t.be oount,~is 1ru-gely d ue to his efforts.
As fI TO'WTI Conncillor, I1l1d lllk>lr 118 I!lI ind",
fati~bIo """,W<><k.., d~ito \rio Y'O"1!-he ,wa.

but imp.-i.e. and nono the I.,.. do"""t.
Tho death """""""'- .L Pangbonme, OIl .Decem.
Long before th e ..ppoint;ed time for commenoe· her Ilt.h, of :Majm T . BroW'D M'..jer BrmVn. 'WU'
'
. f d'!JCb
d demoblliaPd , bnQ of the origtns.
. I "'h 1>....;_ •. of F' ~ '___
m ent I~ long prooesstOn 0 1 arge,
UUIo
.&~~
VU'"", "Hum
and diaabhid men mAde itA way to the moo. The wlUch the Royal Berka ~. wu fo~ Dorcrowd numbered ....eml thousonds.
,
lng the WlU' h. volmfteBnod to tram """""to at the
E E
/
Bamocl<s. and hit! a1t.h broke down una.. the
IND UCTION OF'DR STE L .
..raiD. Ho WIIO an old :v:.-nason. and & keen

to

and the tignreo given DY Mr. Child. ""
to the membership ....... -wry p!<.nsing too. The
who'. of tbe oU>er dnbe in the distri~ have
An unumolly bowildoling case was henrd at the
12:0'00 ahead, and under tho able gUidance of Mr. RcadlDg Borough Bfmcb on Tuesday mornmg,

lst

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tw<) ~

AT WORK. YET NOT

n ow rna..nn.ns fOT Lho t.ra.mJines , but some. D~&ry
.DRmmEAD.n.llo...
eo - I ' ,
'h.... __
~
.... hJ....
Orlot"'d
gomo 60 yeru'S of
a J~l 'ben\l !UJd :'Ui a. .L'~
lmprov".OIents woro caniod. out., DO"-'-J m
..
An impreS«i.ve druDlhead terrioe. was heI~ 0[1 Ohurch!nan. f6W men"bnd jntereste so .wide or "'~
road, Ont.ig. . aven uo md Ba.r.tlct~'s.oo\.tugc&.
Sun
' d flY n.fternoon IAngust .24th) 1D the ,~mg'
.
h
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110 ~",Uy .-..peeted.
I{i8 dMi.
wna a ~
MUNICIP_~L ELECTIONS. I
M eadow re<:mtJotion ground UI oom~oratlOn O[ 1,;",,01- felt t.hroughout Reading.
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The mun"~l oloct.ioru. 00 Ncwemoor
brought aU who feU dnricg the war. No , religlOOS Beet,J
P
f ro ! I h oontesf.s in nrne wa1"ds. but only 40 ~ cerrt.. monopoliaed the ger'Vl ce. In foem it was BIPlp1e,
MAJOR T. BROWN.

oi U,e bvrg<os.. 'regIStered
'1'11. bOn,t;tu.t.lon
of Lhft Council W'aI; only ali.:.nbtJy .lte~ a.od ttla.t.
not. 1Il fin! ma..teriaJ rcsped..
I
D,· G. S. A..br"ll was ~ectcd as Mayor, in 8Uo. ,·~"J:m La Mr. SLauloy Haywa.rd.
THE iINiv..D
=v. ~.
It mar be montiobod
',bus..

facto:r,

and h. would have walked ~ and
back to his home no 1_ t.han 712,000 timeo

tho

the treao:nent plab.

but,

Church of EngJand, •.th~ !kv. Hugh EaJconer,
dehvered., powerful eenDon at St. Paul's, York· knowD 100&1 dc-ntnllnD"~. WM accidep:tally kined
(.~ m uch of Ma.nor FD.rm- lLDd , incideo"taUy, to dIS'" road . In too foIlowlDg ....rek-Juno wall a mont.h while rabbit. shooting in September.
r~(> of the " &-mol ls " whioh h a.ve f.tum tilne 00 of th& greatest. CIOIl8eG.uence to Reo.ding ' Noncon....
Vi
IUllC caUod for blt.t.cr OC>m..!JI,1\.Ult5 from /AKideJlU!.
fornulft..o;-Lho annual oonlerenoo and mooUng Qf
A OREA~ ~D CATIONALlBT
ID i C, ne ..... process wtll a180 remove any da.nge:r of
the Berks Baptist .A&sociation was nold a.t ~c
Mr E. P Collier, one of R cnding'l!I mOtit. promln . .
con t.::J.nu.na.lin ~ th e Tha.mes-a. do.Qger whfh, under And el1!olhl£.en;l.OrlaJ Cha.pc)ent. eduCAtionalists, pu.sod. Bowny on October tab.
l.h~ presen t. Iystem , is, a.& w o Tbamce Qjn~&Dey
Mr. Collier, the Ion of A well·known Town Connhalie ropcu.l cdly pomted out, a. very tca.~ one, &lld
.
4 THE NEW BISHOP:
olllor, sucooeded bft' Owen RidlGY on t.he old
one "Ih1ch Icnde!'s the town 01 lC;eodlD~ liaible to
'i,ru;. 'tmnounooment that the King had approved Rea.dlDll School Uon,rd in 1887. lIe WaJ!; a memooT'
the txn aJ.t,.y. 01 £1000 e. da.y 8bauJd 1IJlyti::d.ng- go the ap,{>'Ol ntm6 DtI of Dr. H hI. Bursre to t.h~ of t.he Edllcatlon Odmmit.ko~ until 1910. BO thn,t,
Wl'OIl,!f
In th e W~!I of llr. W . E. Oollica-. tile Bishopno of Oxrf?l'd wna made, also, In the mQnch for
devOted.. muC1l o f hlB t imo to tl:!e
nsiv Q but afficient, a.nd t110 ~j of JUlie.. LdreU'ltte, Dl::1:l0p Gore Wll4 prceented.
1l!'\V sys{.em I S e.xpe
'~,~::.;;~~~, m the BolYlngb H e was ..hun
,",on o f some OOtt.1Jl" aystcm than that ofl t&rm 1m· Wlt.b a farewell Il.ddress in June. '
P
fWd \he pOIWtlon tn ' 'f'm ell Reading:
'J IlO no'll> systcm-i.ochtu.en.lly

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WItb ll8 altd 85 IfI 1m
Pi£tl'::.oo.o Ca8e8 reeaned

K . CM ~G .

h' Lb. Govcrn .. oot.
nlshop of Oxford attended Lho C.E.M.S. Confer· Hunt.
Octobor,
Mr. 1> E. Quelch ""'011,\00<1 tbaAi onco u.nd m>Oke
on the s.:liie lrneo at Wokingh.m
IbIn
'l R.c,"ua.l
buil~ wou ld be begtul In a.bout a.
~J
'W'O

Commlt;t.ee's fu:not.ioo!as.
~s were: roa::!lrod

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houses w-t11 bo built in t-P.::o g"r'O'J!)6. of 500 ea.c.h. sooial and Uldustrta.l problems was the chief mat..kr
and thM. t.hc money m~ be borrowed by t.he to~. before the ~uri"'Decinal Oonf~ce III JUJI'O, at
Itnr Joss sust.alDcd ovcr • ld. r ..to will be bomo St. Luko'. Hall Dunng the proviou8 week tho

t ha.t. ~oVNltually

,mare-

~=~ <.",.
~. - , , _
ogom wmed """ '" ...

Cat.hedra!,

Lh (·

r lon th'g t.une. 80

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Tho first. dOOmte ,(.&t"",,,,,t wi~ ~to
tile .t which Colonel
Sll' R, WilJinmS,
'Bart" preoided,
aochemo wa.s glVeIi t.o u.., ~CIleraJ _
In Sep,
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'l'bo Reading

w:.,"':

14
of the eoo m
preached
at held
St. in
John'.
Cbureh;
pobl", l' ~~~~~~;~~~~~~~~~~:
,~
eeLing was
t.he Town
HIll1 Whil.
in the. &eve.nill~,

}101lSatI

..para.te d$y. h. would ha.e made

Town CDII .Ctm'!l"'ioitic""1

rnem~ of whiclt
mmnte.n&ll.ce of qar grand

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I'tc'"
far t""""""'"'" varytng
-weeks~ 'llI& aven.ge nwnber
1;~i:~~~~:~b-.anouB forms or trea.tment
&... """n by tha monthl]
d~, were US ('llto flgUlle8
6.('\CV.
ernv-. ~
cmznn
aJooe) . Their dtJpend'ants
n{
~tbe ~tebmW
~-e
durhc'\m,
died ~n novelist.
July 14th.Md Vicnr of Mapie..go. dca.lt wi\h. bv01 tBe

JuJv

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of

!.he

""d comroenood
Yfigu
~~:u,;~,~~NOrlo,rd;.rure
. to ddovotc
' ,t",11 to thethpro~ati
heath on
,,_ ....... \. sm r-ERC
.
of tho Chri&t;l8n oc~rm c a.mongst
Q
cm
..:ulVWlOT prominent
.0)
of the I\vodd. Thus It WQ6 on Max 12th, 191'd, aide of the riVeT WM rmnovOO.
t ha.t

,pnt fonvMiI
bolde a

to

ikthorto ...

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the yMl', in which case he would ha.v~
at!.ended on 18,000 separate d"j>8. On lij,OOO

300 da.VA

""d """'" er>.i uyabJ.,

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lIO~hat

hi,

tht!t..£..
Stlffietent. letsure to study a.nd write tnon). His one year--19.l..5-ire, flLten.dod as mazry ...
The incr.eue 'Was lu:tge1y due to bci.tCr pay resignation carried With It bis choice of & bo;ter mecttn"Q of the Council a.nd. iSe c:ommiU;ee8 ~r.
JrT&IIt;ed to ~m"S. This fJU'estion had came obetoro
to
tho Ch h
~
~
'1..-.-1...
~--I ~_t...,.
th a Cbrmcil in h,_.... and lt w.aa ths. r&fea'e(1 way
serve
. me.
•
the wa.r Mor ChrtterOU\:A. Wvn. .vo.. .............:;....,.J
.,....Ed
""d there ca.n be no _
thai. his dco>otion
\0 • joint comJ»I!Iotoe of tho ~ aDd the
u·
,EVANGELICS AT 'tHEATRE.
. du_ aDd hi. indef....... blo I&bo<mo ' for ' !.he
"'OJm6.tIee, A.o a result, an "£"Cl'd
Tbe Good Friday IApril 25th) , evangclical
~.~
bee
"""-lit'/;, whiOO.; ~ 'witb othor " " , . - sC1'Vice at the Pal... Tbeo.tr" Was ad~ by the
~ the ·town IoaBtoced lois end . • He !wi n
:"i~'b/7~~S6 of education, put UiI tho O!ktoat!~ Rev Dr. OBkshott, la!.e Chapl,ajn !.he Roy:t.l ~""'cipa~!':'~l'rto! ~ ~~
The <Mbea- 2d. was &OOOlUlt.OO for by !ldd.LtionQJ N avy, who gave the soory. of the Cl-uclliXion."
romine.nt Frooma8CJl1. He WM ~i.d in OlilOO
potiao .....,. and o<ber ""AVoIdable _
to- Too T,mpemnoe Band played 10r the hymn..
Mr C. S. J<>imson, his d6jJUty, who had..pe.>t
g~ WIth tha iqorea.sed oost of maten',Jo oilabour,
BISHOP'S .APPEAL FOR ElLERUY.
ading Town Clerk ' dnring jll~ iOn....
•
~ AJt.boolg!t !O high .. rate is
,,~t.ed The threo prim&ry objectc w\lioh tile CIun-cll
SIR FRANK CRIIW '·
in R.es3dins:'. it oom1)6T'etl oat unfa:"otl.1"'nbl,. Wlttl had in mind whoo it iMued lfiJ appeal in :M'll-Y 10r
I J3ir Frank Crisp::.jthe owner of tl.6 fa.mom;
other towm.
In many pla.cas, indoM, the.,.a.tea £5,000,000 w etle: The ttA.ining of mM for ~he Park, Henloy,.' di
at the bremming<of M.a.y.
are consider3.bly more tJum m Reading . I ..1:bgh Minigt,ry. the establish~ of a. living wag.e and
. "'1 . ,"
tates are ODe of the evils oouseqncot upoD the war an adequate l retlrrng pemnon , n,nd the extal1uon
.... 'l1IE OLDEST ·PRE.&MABoN.
whlcb have to bo ~ted a.nd borpe phl108Opbll".I'" of religIOUS educat.ion In the schoo]8 Theee lri!n
On June 4th there paned away Mr. W. W
1U7•
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. ~ at a. meMlDg
. .lD t~
~ H ftIl
- 'I 011 UlTt.nfr·
Ridl oy. of tbe Wlill·known tlmbEo- "
THE HOUSING 'SCB.B1.tE
...-annonnl.AlU
,uO T O",·u
~......... 01 ~
An ond ...vour to ta<tkie- tbo Iho_ dlflirulty was 5th" when Bishop Gore .d~ his .ppeaJ 00 bob.
:~
~= in ~3d~t~
It.
:lIade early lU J lumary, alld ' 1~hou.t tJ10 year of t.be Olruroh a.nd clergy. ~
f U'
.
Con
-Planning
gov..-nor 0
nrvenity
e!l'"
lite Jl.oodm~ Houstng and Town
pomrDlt'
UNIVERSITY OOLLEGE SER.VIOE.
too ' have bec~ hard -at work.
'!'hey ha.e had
U ·
.
'Am F. COOKSEY,
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d.i.fticu]tics to ooll'tond "' It-b, riot. the least of which ,
H To the memory of tJiose mcmben of
nnfttl:t-y
QeneraI regret was felt 'W'ben it became known
unhappil.v. has been tihc rod la.:vo of tho .M.lDlIt.ry College who have faU6D in the war," a memonal t.baf:':Mr Frn.nk Coot-_, the roundlH" of M&.ri.
of HmItl,. BuL they ha.vo none theIr beEt, and, servi ce was held .. t . . John'. Ohui-cb on•• l>~'YJ Coo~- BlId W •..Jlier-,
.had
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p...,;"d &way o.n .fune
althou::h no hotlseA n;r('I y(>..t, l-ea.dy, -.nd Ute OOIlgCS· 14t.h. when an Lmp1'ea8J\'e sermon was n~ e
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di
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th
b
,e- V
n
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D
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St
ew
f
20th
Mr.
Cool=y
Wf\O
B~""
An jc.
ds
tlOn o[ UJe tDwn teu
to g:row ~evoo \v()l'~, ere \~ vue ory .LWV. r · "'\'
rong, .
0
and a J P. lfo~ Co'~ham.• H
;- ~~-. Unionist
I:> en'll"'y hooo tba.t we may look fonvarrl to Olms t. Church, Oxford ,' If.Dd Viait-or of 'ReadLOK
something bcw g' aotualJy o.coom!l1Uri1cd lD )'1900.
UnlVn'Sl tv. The Rev. , W . Britton (Vicar) and Agent (rom 1879 till 1907
'llbo_J2roposal to C'l'ect l lO'U ltCS Jl) tho nQlghboul''' P:nnclpa.1'W . . M Ch,ldf aho a&.<;is1..ed at the service
A CoUSLV OF THACK£RAY.
flood
Long Ba.rn,lano Wit " a-h-dolldoncd on FabruTh n_. F SL J Thad;;
first'

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ENTERTAINMENTS

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afMrmath of u,at jpeeoe, o,.' the:"ho1e,< R•• di~ ·~ beea ,. .
,
Unernploymnt.in tbe,li>~ iI·Io.. ;· hM. i.~; and:.~f;u.e ratee· p>,":oP~~';1he,. ....
leMt not more 110. but-rMher 1.,......., than ib.- other to1tni of ,U ut •• me,tiM and populeMiou.
;

na1'lcid

a.t. the W1:!:ifJe y Speoi.&1 Sabool had
treat la.st week.
T be
carols, fU1d M..iBs. ETa. Gibbs prn!Sented

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l!ectAo
Ia BHdmK. u ~ ot~er toWlU, th~ year.h!I .~n·tlie reioilliD«l ~tI::

SCHOOL.
,

Christm8.3

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t<lDl'b8:-

SI!~o!'l'S

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rredesti~ .put. '
ou d the rirarsl lll of the

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o f ramo g.t.!ds 118 ~no

LABOUR OAMPAIGY,
a. bumper year tD our home
Partv 'J S to undert..ake ~

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The firIt-,-r of the ~t P""":,, ~ lOon haTe run , It. · .n~ted ~~ ~h....

'-1:::::::-'-we an) of the
ef
kindlY d~t British lolk who
!.heir ""y, M)' after d"y, Week
eech in his o"'n narrow -nd;

lait.bfully ,.. u,.y _ . Hence
people, .... the rule' an d "''''''''''
F.('a-J.e.veI from which the height
are calcub.too.
.I ,.,.h aU who read t.hia ~
a Happy .. N"e.w Year, ¥1d
the yea< 1920 he tho bUm}>er

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A SUMMARY' Oil[ SOME'I .....~~, .,-'\,.~..L~

vriting \hl'.8C! w eekl:v ta1h r ' r'
hk l!! doing).bem. I t IS • p1e!),,_
~ to ourl up In m) big ch" L.M >-for Ua.t is how I '\1In'ite-unkn own Tt'Aden my s tOOl,t.

topiC!! of the d.y. The ~tl~'r

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~ BOWING:
T!rift 'ff!!r1 m:oellentll:ranDJl Of 8f)m't, thouP. not
regaiDiDg ita old po&ijJon.J did . ~,
Il'!l'\l ~ indeed this '""""'" and
Uf,,{ to predict. that ~bapo with the
esoeptiim of the Gormjt at!i1 ~J!>y
I'''!S~&; th<! whole <Jf tAo Upper Thaine6 reJ>'l'tto.
hold ll6Xt 88Mon.. The Jfe~ Peaoe
,:~~wltS. "311 our reoo.e.l'8 am 'nw:\Te', ()~Jy
~
from a. nming poin~ ·OJ......t6W', but. urlfar·
uhateIT tAte atrocious wea.t.b« which . was On
..,...,.r d.Y" expenenoed , had, . . .",ked elfeot
on the a.tte!ndance. The HenJ~ United Club, too.,
""", ."1' and doing, ~ 5f ~heir P"\'ll'::""""" wa.
not up to PJ:'&'wa.r htgh . .wate:r ma.rli. it
aU
the ~ame, v6tt i~t'ing,
Mano'" aloo got

Clu~

w"",,"',~~~:~~so~';=
r.ne .....~m!!

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Augu.!ft 8th.

Tho defendant reoorlt'cd

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kngust n,nd moo-c a: furthcr c1a.im on October 6t.b:,
and to; the next few days, up i.ill Ocbober 15th.
I'Vl1itn.... OD ru!ooun~ of the case being put befonl

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Lbo Invest;gation -Committ.ee, dId not make ooy
payment.
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Fr..,ci. George Pearce, , clerk at the Rea.ling
CorporatIOn Yazd, Oo,.V!!rSbam"'road. so.zd the de-i
fen"da.nt had been employed M a. casual ni,2'ht..;
waf.ohman. He Walt 00 employoo on October 6t.b~
7th, 13t.h, 14th. and 15t-h, a.nd was, remunerated
at the rnt.o of 60. per night.
,
Clemente pleaded not j:!'uitty, and> f!leot.ei

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go into the witness·box.· H e descrIbed himseH ••
emplo~t

n. a ·wn:t.clrr
DWl (or the C.prporat.i.on SOlVe tlm& in Augus.
""til Oct.ober 5th, when he was cbacliarged. Oll
the following d,y ho> "l'PJied at tho J•.roonr Ex<
II-

labou.mr. bu::t obt.mled

Tha.

4>angonigti/;,
to< work
and' out-cl'work
however,
Ito was IICIll;donation.
fur by th<! ~
poratiOQ to do night.-watohman:>gain. H. w<n~
iond
on the ,ngloto of tho 6Ch and 7th. On')'
the
of the 8th. he WDJI di~ ~m,..
the mOrning .be went to the LBholl'!" .
There m.. no work then, \ The cledi
if ho ""'" ont of work ~
' strike, bnt Ihe I!l1oid U N<>." He Wd th<>(
had been working 88 nightrwa\chman, bu.!
spirit , o~ IUs empoyen<, and Ii
~. Tho clerk th...
iOm"
told him to ~ liP'
"8""" ' "'' the 7th .. !"j\d 8th. nnd "CII>"U
01\ Fr:idQY. IDs wod.: being RCi

""""

t!>ei

ana

to

u.. Lallour 'RxclmDl!e

on

tfe

H. m1100 "1:"'''
(1Q\iilL~' h • .igood .pn !o. t,wo
• givoo no wqrl;:.

~ . <;!~ ,

r-Y lllo",mg
bad, botI!i.."m far Ja:ter OJ{
"'tor b. hM . boon' 'to tbe L..oo1ll

bod
.M<l

tIIBn

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~~~;:'" ....
&u..~J!,"'>...,a ~of
~
""'" """"d han to
~ lor 'One~.

".y' & fine
Tho fine .....

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