Reading Observer 12-1919

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'1'ood

:tl"r'l.I "1I to Ihuko ill pi~ tb" '
'gu" o""", or which thO-Y tOMh ..
adlllit. n,,,t ,, ,:e ~r8 ')q!lall y
fo r rfi.v.lllit;m is Il ot yet. auf{
th at uo rliviaiou f)IHtA Orl

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or p:Mdicn.ble. ' 'VIl t'....

tho •• ~'hn wo uld ill.. oh. f1 ,.
The wnt', they say, is OV e r

witb whi('b ""~
'Vit.h'tb U&e
a.nd deny th e usefu1ness of
tlllriuc tbe . war, we are n o t
to aud "1\fight have been! It
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We .Wa.t(;fled tb6 Pur /4ifrkets, aad tbese· are .,...,- "'Best Possible. Vlf/tle.
Fashio~ble FURS ~ aelected_. skim. Fox; WaUa6Y.
Skunk 'Oposa~. ~ IA goOd. ~et1 bf ' other . ~ti8s
at 35/9, ~ 10 gul.,eaathe 'Set.' The B~T of / ·
aU Gi~

a ny form of Coalition during

now in AJn~ca. The
Bui the pec,u;. .oonditioDl
by tb........ are not yet oV.' 1
O.rm.... y
not Iign.,.
be!""" the final ratifi_
That
will .;g...
do
un. i. an mot"""" 'o f the fact
10 be ·don. befm.o the war 'is

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and base. Th. diwiaioWl of
han bee.. cIiRmbed. Edu_
ale more 1ridely dill'uoed
~ baa been ....Uy
oanom.. til. hahito at life, lh.
of the people ha.:re undergoD 8
'l'here haa been IOmetlring like
Oovemment of th• ..,.",try
palled. inlo the hands of
three diriwioDS or clMJea haTE'
Labo~, the Middle ClAiSM.
Poli.tltjano. Labour i ...
It is a r~g power, IIond ..
poiubilitie. for good. But '
~d it lacks, at present.
middle cl888es are ~ a poteDti&J.

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DDaJ:·~Dty;;-;P~A~Rl1TMy{jillibiifSE:S~in~g~ood::i~cIu~a~)I;·ty~'C~;r~epe::~.cIe~~i i·

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bnried-..ud. aurely it i. ODIy
outy ~ -.iftnt&geoUI.
brought the oontoot to ito
eoncluPoD, should relllan a'
nnlil that at leaot i. done.
no di'riBiqn on the old \41.. i.
io no 1 _ dioided into.

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Gre.at 'DI8pl;ay, Qf.

ooer when: the nolure 01 i
i. p....;ng.. '1' \>,\ r';'ult of I
a fTee Engliah opealciug

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Chene. jap. Sh~ and Embroidered Silk. from ·8/1.1
to ~5/6.
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Charming shades in TricoliOe and Poplin BLOUSES

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. WhY' not 'a lFaahlonable

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forces are ready to take the

of affaiNJ fan. on the

a useful paTty-the pro'I'be Government DlU8C
Nor
acquitted them.elves .eo
ouUook it a di.nla.l, oue. On the
h .... d pne well. A glanc • • t
for which the present Co..lition
pro.es th.t.
The fact th&t
forms of Government gi vo placo
and perbaps b etter form is 110
to the established form
act.cob •• alternative can be found.
which we baTe described, the
Are ready to take up their
is no altemati ..: And .urely it
t o t\sk all Britons to- p~U ~ to­
froUl their minds all cODsidera ..
of the Ewpire' . ultimate good,
w the coalitioll until things ha.ve
sa they a.re bound t o'tio.

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D!;ost _ important aDDo'unc~ments ')'
t.ba.t ma.d e by "he ~a.yor (Dr. ,0 . ~.

L, G. Sullon {the Chainnan of
at.. tho
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annual' dlrmcr
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to be made to pro'nde pla:velementa ry schools of thf!

ILk!} Read ing School, and
bat'"e always had their pl.&y:ng
eleClOOtarv 8chools ha:n ) been demed

Readirlg Education

Authority will he
ini the right dlH~ct.i od, a.nd .. step
wiilJ. their libera I and progressi"e
set.t.liog this right.

W e C<'\!lnot

all the clemeotary schaab prO'"

playing fielda at. once. But, a. begint.his will follow U1 time a.s a. matter of
to learn that (h. Readtng
""m nnIL!.8l' reaUses the position. Tbr

PENSIONS'+-'~
' sion. "Commit~
I 'tl
Old Age~
year
1l8eful 'W ork, It i!
note that
see.ma to be ,Lft
in the mea s of ciai:m&llts 8S a
a.lthough it mu not be forgot...ten tha~

pareotB' 8epantion allowaoce& ba~e
taken into &eOOunt.. The majority of
or will Ehortly cease. and .t
,,,lIn..»le to "" anothI!T year's figures
&nr conc1usiona OD. tim a~
t.ElDce in tho Committee's report,
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In a.oother colome. is very ..is'''
the pr~ momeni.. I'Tlte:re i.s ,"
•. little to support the vitnv that noQ~
pension. woala <fuconrage thrift."

PROFITEERS 1R...d.ing Profiteering

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CO~mlttee

somethtng to oo:::upy them . TWo

oom~

D", fif,=iin. ha.. boon made ..,~ in.<fiLi·

remIt,
is ~ mucli t.o-t.be
as the d.tect.ioJl of ....1 ~t.eeri n~
ca.so waa d..isnrieed a.r.d tho o ther
Up to t he present. the ReadioS COlli"
"not been called upon to OOtlvict. a.ny
of profit.ering. Can it ' be th a!'
no profiteers in B oodi ng! That 'Would,

a 6"" tribow. to the town.

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Ion appeal by t·be National Society

'r69.,nLi"n 01 Crueltv 0 Children m Read·
no good ';'0"' wbich th. 8o<2. t1
does h .. IreqnenUy been brought to
of 9W".readers. It ie, 'w e' beliD""O,
admitted '-Pat.. it needs DO .dvQC3C.1
it haa done in Re.ding t'J'fe(1 durin ~
t..... Iv. montb, >=y he ga.t.hered IroIn
Lh:>t doring Lhat period 104 child"," io
have TflCeivoo IU can.
attentioll.
preoidcncy or 14.. , c. . Keyoer, aDd
adive bdp ""d oopport f the Mayo""",,

rand

S. .Abram) t.he local bran h ik lD a sa,t.iso
It ooly ",oos hclper» in \II<
t4 organisation
tha.t t.hey wi.l!

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VISIT OF MR. A. "PONSONBY.
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NATIONAL, FARMERS' '.:UNfON. LOC,AL---PAAAGRAPH~.

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WHY THE RUSSIAN WAR ,HAD TO CONTINUE.

MR. MORRIS AND THE RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH.

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'{he Chainn&ll, before calJin~ ~poo Mr. Ponronby
ior his address, briefly ""<plamed the objecta and
reason of tho meeting. It was, he l5.8:id, one of R.
f.t:ries of . meet.ings that are being oonducted
th,ongbout tbe country to. be addre!l8ed by .... 11·

I.nown peo~lo connookd 'W1~ the m~ent. H e
ma.de no a.poJogy for st.oding them und&r the
h.'lJI ner or the I.L.P. In fa ct, he thought t hey
bad uvmy reason ~ be proud of the fact th.t
tluch of their. prokt'ess, which they could see

wiLh the French. Again, Generals SmutS and .
Both. both fought ~g","~ U8 ID the 110«: W",
and ~ere denounced 8..'\ traitors , ~ut now they
were Incl uded among our greatest fnands.
nooD QUALITIES AND VIRTUES.
And so things. continued. \Vhf!n"'the moment
came for it, the Government alwa.ya called "1lpon
the pa.triotism of tho public. (La.ughter). Olil!
would think tbey bad all the ~ood qua.liti!"!t and
virtues under the snn then. For ~t.he sae, cf
those men wlao &nsw~ to the .country's
for help, who f:\P~ht in the moot. hidooola "" aU
wa.rs and who 8'Ufler.ed, they must. take- matters

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{(l.day, was dun in no small measure to the
" ti,-iti.. Of the ·I.L.P. (Applat100.) During the
tr:in~ lxrriod through which thie ooun~ry had
p'a.-s;ed there had been one ray of hope shimng from into Lhtl:ir ha.nds a.nd 600 that such . things wOu ld
mrt of the midst of the darkeet of duk cloud e. not. ha.ppen a.gain and tha.t it must. be -m ade im
The p ro~ of the world had been and wo uld possible. (Applauae..) 'Fhey must sieo tba.t when
he "ill further ensured by the stand made by the th. Government of the ' country wOl/ changed, It
1 L.P for international !JOCia.lism.
. would not. be a. change from fI, Tory one to a
VERY GOOD BUSINESS.
1 Lihera.l one, but that t~e whole situation . w " ,
\I r .PollEOnbYJ who struck one M being a. yonng 1l1tc:red-1t. must he n. radlool ChMge. The whole
!~kin~ man, encjowed with • good d4more SOCiety must bo changed . (Applau...)
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'PARTIES WITHOUT LF..ADF.RS . .
Ih," the OV'""'ll" amount of intellig.nce, rtt'eived
"n cnooura..ging ovation Oll rising to speak.
In British politiCS, he cont.inned, 'there were
' ~!'adl]y an d olC"Grly be commenced his speech . no real . pohtical leaders. and tbe VaIjOWli parti~
T' '1"1LS in D ecem.ber of last yoor that. ho left oC! warn Wlthoot lelwers, although, to gIVe him his
~""iog 3 Member or Pn.rlia.ment, and , incident.a.lIy. oue, Mr. I .. loyd, George WSUI,; essentially Q. leader,
!""C,1 IlllJ a. member of the Independent Labollr
but he had not got Q. pa.rty. ~ 'l'here w ere ·no
1'.O't\. h. ";d. He tlHJught tlmt W88 V"'Y good spoeial part.:r leaders at the present time. altbooot!>
I., "n~ O[ _
when be flrat rere;"ed the Mr. Asquith .tiIl cOllma.rod himaelf to he Ibe
I" \\', of hi. defeat at tbe elecLion-be WM defeated
leadeT of the Liberal party out of the liou ...
I.. " Coolition Liberal-he w,," .atm-a1ly a hit (Laugbtor.) rHe (tho speal<er) W8B really . glad
PI~aJlpointed. That feeling soon left. hitp., and . there were no party leaden! beca.uBe, in that ease,
h.. was then pleased to be out of Pa.rha.ment.. the people were not aaked to n.ooept anyone man'a
n.11I~htor.} In bi ~ oplnion the Honse of Common~ po! icy. Tbey had got to e~no' far better and
.11 tb:) present time could not by any stretch . of
more closeJy creed and prDlClplCE. (ApplI.UKe.)
t l'~ imagination be considered &- represen~t)v e
Tho J~lberaJ poli cy of t.rying to find out what.
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was the best ne.xt urpediMCY to deaJ. wi~ each and
DIAMETruCALLY OPPOSED.
~.ery situ. tion or crisis W1\& no good nowadayo.
They wanted I!()inetbing' much more ,1\1Qd""""tal
)[any of tbe promloeo that were h.ld out at'the than that. In the Labour pu.rty'. creed exactly
! .. t eJection by the CoaJit.ion candidates. he con· wbat WaL'! required at tho lresent. time and for
1'" U.d, bad not boon fnlfiOed- not by " long way. the p.reoent too~d he. C pplau>o.)
Ii_ fou ght agaiMt the Coalition th.n becauBe be
.Lougbt that, althougb it might have been neees'
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IN NEWSP4 PERS
.,r\' dunng the war, that fonn of Government
Th",t great Labo r moveII)ent that was ruling
r ~ no longer nooe:ssary. as the war had been
up throughout. the oount.ry-the I.L.P.-waa the
f'rded. Whe n the war tended h e felt Jl!etty sure j~sp~ra.t..ion or t.bat. creed, and had worked a.ll
f~at t he country would be bett.« off If governed
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1,\· men, no," of different politica.l pa:rties merged t.hose m&11:'{ vet\.!'I, ' in .season and om of season , to
:!lto one ~Y, but by men an of the BIUDe princi· educate' Li bour.
The ~Fit.alist cl&.!l.l:. the
'''s. beltef and alma. (AppJa.tlse.) They now om'ploy<m", tho great. people wh~ nam~ one
I d a body of men diametricaJly oppoeed to each alW&V8 saw in the llewapapers, did not mmd a
0'''" in all W~y.~ the head !>l iUlain- and the bit bow much they might be abused. One amid
lhmll" Lloyd
e 1II18d to say &bout those very at\acl< them .. muc h .. on• .wished without op.et.l'l~n wit.h whom e now sa.t.. cbet'Ik h,' jowl. tio~ them. They liked it. But wha.t they were
" .JUghter.1 TjIey could ~ot hsve a proper really: lrightaned of was tilat aU the many
I;Of"ernmenf. bv & II8t. of men who W8t"e not of branches of L ..hour would unite intO oDe' bi~
"IIe mind He waotod to ... the OOOlItry strong body. (AFplaoa<i.) ' TJuee big peop1& had
:··wemed by ~a ,.at of meo who h:ad oo.e distind got all sorts of trIcks. they oould me to prevent
"IICY. In f~ be wcmkI go 10 flO' M to Dy t.ha.t such a thiDg' from oocurring, Uld. what was mm-e.,
". woul d rau.er have the country gw&Md by, they had uood those tricb with und~ltbw.d ""~
I( IT Government. tba.n by the p1"e6ent mng-Iomon· in the past. They knt'tW the most likely moment
~'nll of heterogeneou~ individuals. (Laughter.)
at which they could oplit Labour.
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....T LEAST HALF.OOZEN WARS.
BONES OF OONTENTION.
Th l' strikiDg interval of'the last tWfllve mont..h8,
Continn.it.lg on tbe~e theme, ' Mr. PonlSOnby
N'ntmuoo. the epe.a.k.ar, had witnJ.,ed)~ he signing said that th060 people he.ld out ma.ny balta.. One
the POiItC8 ".rreaty.
Peo.ae. however, did Dot method t.b.(')"" used to cau.ae diuenmon 8Jld divez:rr ';0 yet.. Ther& was in the Peace Treaty, a.a it ~en ce of opinion amongtrt. the memben of the
Urllt. sv..od. unre~, the seeda of a.t leMt haH LlLbour pa.rty W8.9 t.o throw bone! of contention
.' dO"'" · .... t'8. II. was " dictated pe""". CAp' inl4. the Labour romp<. lTdh~~ f~ioedto tbthat if
J I,Uzse..) T'be st.a.tImten of the Allie!!! had gathel'ed t.b.bSe camps nnited it woo I.JO ~
em. ra
'-'md thd peace tabl9 wa.nting pnnisPment for they had t"eoouree to those methods Of pre-rent(;"rmaJl:t'". Now, punishment did not a.lway. Jead ing it. 'l'he other da..nge.r"'waa the' spa hy o~ the
peace, if BVlV. The people of Germany had W'Orking-c]a88. He was not so SUn) that t.ha.tenk'M
t UI! ~ame ~i1a ilJ, their country to fight ~a.inat.1.! not the worse mena.cc to the Lal?our JUOV
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,,'t' hO\d in tJlI..s.~untry.
(Appla.use.) He would (Applause.) Their society, as at preaent con~tl·
r,'h,,· take the Gennan people by the hand and tobld , mad. it quite i.nPosail>l. that all. .ooUid
tJ~l p th"In in their struggle than demand punish- -FOrk to~r alway II "ith the 8&11le end m yte.w.
nl' nl for them, (AppJa.uao..) They knew- well No one could reaaontlbly deny thp.t,d.~.~iDt.the wal'
' nr'l lg-h Lhat the P~08perity and wella.re of Grea.t" the young men or tho ,upJl:t'r and weaJt ler' class
1: .'1i n dapended \rpon the rebuilding of the CM1le forward to the country'! aid a.'J
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\', .rld , That "'lUI !.h. case with Gennany too. thoee o~ any' othe< cIÂ¥'.
l',lIt t ha.t W
. 80ft not. t.he view of-.tJioee Jgreat atate!should
thev
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not!
They d";rod to.... tliat Germany W1I8 kept
'of the .."ainu~i't7.
n in the dust. Burel,.. alI knew wha.t the
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'- ut condition of Cent.ra.i Enrope WIlS , although
t:. .\. had not been a.ble to hear much about it
" Yntlv. StarvaLi.on was ravaging the oountriel
t11<. re from too to botlom, and the mOrtality WItS
' rr,rmo'Js- There could not be any cont..ent.me:nt
111 that nart or tho w or~d unti1 the Peace Treaty
I' , ~ Tev h·..ed , ,.un~il the peopll!!l6 of Ea1'ope 'were
~ !1I)\\1iXl to decid e for tbelWlChrft!l under which
, fI\'ernment they ",,;§;bed to Ji1'e. (Applanee.) .
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lle.. cont inlla.nce
\\'h wa~mg of wllr
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That. Rus-sian

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the

CoL W:~igall·. Bill di1l:cred from t.h e Government·.
in that it pro!>08od to inoest tho lloard wit.h tile
t;t.a.f..u8 of a. ministry, and that there should bo ' a
M.i:r..ister of AnicWture., who would ha.ve t.o a.dvise
him lJl rega.ccf to legisla.tJon a.nd orders issUed by
him ' a certain Dumber of praei.ica..1 agrict.iltunsts.
Tbe Ep:isting Board W'&S In.ck:.ln, i.J:I. tha.t. practical

knowltldge 80 elWmtia.i t,o ills furthera.oeo en a.grl~
oulture., a.nd be (l:1r. Clamber) would like to sec
it scrapped in favour of t.b.e body provided in Col.
WCliall's meaM1re.
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Mr. Dumber p""""llled 10 LIloly.e the pl'opasn.ls

in !.he Gov<Irnmono .Bill, ....d .said he could' n9~
acoept the ouggOBted O1II>.titlutdon of the coun6.

a. voice

m:t

t.he ooancil, bu.t he \hot;yrht the Govcrn-

mont ahould find .. bet.tor way ttl prOVJwng for
ibis reprepentaLion.
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The Wages BoNd, haTing become more Ot' less a
Governmant deplriment., wa.e not., he thought. the
proper body 00 nominate members of . he ronncJl

BOYAL ~ H08PlTAJ..
. For the week ~! '~ ~ :!.th, 40'
~potlOlll.o ...... admiIOaI. t,~, i52 '"""
disch:a..rged, and 50 opera
weri Performed. .
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• At ~ Corooral.ion Art G&~ on Wedaeoday
~ Mr. C, R..)[~, l!".8.A.., will ('V• • ""'Oem
Ie!ot.iro on .. The EIIrly Fmg!i>h Penod of Alclu·
t.ectD.re .. iIlustra.tcd by ...."'1'1 ... from Berk·

d~mont,

a.nd not

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overy ease

truly represe.nt.&Uve of 'a piculture. Th~y ought '-0
take faJ' mom interest In agnClMtura.l matters In
t be House of Commoos than t.bey had tn t.ho pa.st,
Unless they t.ook -more i.n.ter'cst lR their 01l'1l bUSI '
n('ft8 they would find othor peoplo woWd not t.ako
muoh interest. In them.
Mesal'l. Fa.tta.o~ Ford and lOiII.iey Po spoke
on the ma.t.t.er, and it wa.s ultim'WLof". decided
obtsin <>\)pi", oj the 600emmont Bip., .. amencled
in oommittoo. for cmtribution .moniSt
bars, Wllob a view of introducing &IlV
amendmeau. .. ~t be d.omned ;o.eoes.sa.ry . ...

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N atioIlaI EnontiTe Council he taid they JwI.
deaided -to follo" tb"", _ingo about and _ d
them in order that thoy m.igh~ give thaiT repli ..
din>ctly• • (Applause-)
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Y CJR.IME.
Coritimling, Mr,
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lOrry that

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nationoJ lIOIiay, bat
enough .boot that.
thing more hopoful on
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SOLDIER, P:ATRIOT ~ SPORTSMAN)
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"reeord is gIftm. in oar an. BtlJ)o\eanent, Jt should be
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the deepest regret. we h,we to record
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Mr. Bold,.;" holclo .' Ietter' of· th..... tho death of Major T. Brown, whicb occutred at
from -the Ptialoe ot waw (or . . cc:mWibutiou of his ' residence, ~ .~ Rivcrmont," Pa.ngbour· ne, on
u Spot; " to the N&tlaua:l Belief •.
J'iDd
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Thursday morning. ne 1at....M.jor WM the moot:

loveable of. me.na.nd hia genial natum endea.red him

. to • large circle of friena., by who'll he will be
·much miSsed. For. loog time past he had beeo
~cted with Jaeriou9 lI1ness. which. however, he
bore with soldIerlY fortitude.
.Major Drown, at the time of his aeath, wall in
DEATH. OF lII'R.. B.. H. MOSS.
his fifty-ninth year. He WII. m.a.rried and lea.ves
lIr E. H. MOBS, of Eaater.o."iI'VCD~, Reading
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~ a.way on ~ay .
Mr. Moss was well &. Wldow, tl'fO son~, . and two da.ughters to mourn
ahire.."
u a humorou8 eoWrta.iner ...ad had aasisted. hl9 1Q8&. poth of hlJ\..-son s served In the \Va.!" tb.
:in the ~ClD.t.a.t.i<:.l of the Gil~ and Sulh",an elder helDg-. gasSed. The late Major was o~e 04
OONCERr RESULT.
He had. been ' 111 f?r IiOJne) tho old fiptm-s of the Plla.n 66th Regiment. o~
The procoeds of the oaucert I l ' - >t st. Jobn'. ~as m Rea.ding.
. . unable to _
to JUS dutl<8 Fool-tb. Roy&l Berksh.re R mant- and retired
Hall on Novembor 2&b m aid of Dr Ba.m:a.rdO'6 t.ime, a.nd IJuililoe fuod, &mounted
£30 56. 6d. .~ ~ at the Biscuit Paotory.
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some ye.'lrrs before the recent <u. with t he l'6Dk
were met bS oootcibatic:ms . kindly ~ for that
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of ~or. Immedia.~ly on the outhroak of '" ar
purpooo.
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8AD FA~ON THE ':;,E~.
he voluntoored hIS Bervi""" and .xperience, and wag
p~!~ em~ of~~.E.a. Oom';~y~ one 01 tbe first to J>ut tho ever·increa6ing influx
19M ca.rrying out. hia
duties 7eBterday (friday) of ~.re:crUlLs a.t Reading Barracks throu~h thCIl

LEUI:utO.:a

1

to

J:"

~nhe did DOt pcroe.tvo "sb&mted truck:
ap'
. fJ him, aoa. h~ wa.e knocked ~own a.nd
b ed, hJ 0011&1" bone bewg dri'fUD. i;nio' hl5 luDgs.
lIe. i1ea'9't6 a widoW'" aod two ch:ildt-en.
•

ST. PAUL'S PRJ!8.B.Y'l'RR.IAN OmmOR, '

W~A.~ otrOIlAL 0LMlS . . \

.

tra.rnmg Before fi.~ started this work h~ health
was poorly. Qnd tJJ.~ extrn. strn.m Qf his lLl"dno\' tp
work soon hogan to tell.
Gradua.lly he becam~
worse and worse, untj,l his death.. this w'eek
~ior Bro)V11 wa. a Freemason of many ·ye&r8"·
sto.ndmg . . In fact, he was fil'~t. in itiated a. Mason
·of the C::uro Lodge in Egypt as fa.r back ·as thirt,
yoo.t'!J ago. , :At the time of his death howe.ver he
was not an active member, although,. some Y~l"S
a go he was made a. mOll)hc.r of the M.a.rtin Lodg ...
&D.d abo, a. Ma.rk Mason' in the Province of ~:

On ,TbUl'9da.y in last week the! me.rnJ)~ were
~ The sale of work h.iah. took pJlW:e on December taVOUT.ed ~ by an o:r:ocllent a.ddre!s on ' •• Musioa.l
A~
U
by Yr. Chamberlain, orga.nlst at
3n:J B.Ild 4th pro9Cd. a croat.' c.uooeas. the rece1p4.s
jn&t. exceeding.£208.
The rosuit C8.U:led gT'C'&t ' Banning Churdt, who showed how from .. few notes
118 a basis grea.t worn aco ~. up.
The Ject:ure
s.atT:8facti.oo a.mon&, the membens a.od fn8lld&.
was a.ccompa.rued by iUustra.ti.oo.a 00 the . pi.&no. 100
wb:idl the J6Ct.Ul'er was a&&istod by Mrs. Newcome, shl't'e. Ho w a.q. very keenl y interested in aU fo.nnt
LOYAL B'ERoK.slnRE LODGE OF ODDFELLOWS. the taleo~ ~t of th. Cbe~~1 01....
or ~rt, espcClaJJy bowl8, and was a.t oIte time I.
I'

'YORK ROAD. '

.

Th9 'questiOn of tn.Dsferrmg t.he Lodg. meeting
room of the Loyol Berksltire Lodjre of Oddfe(lo,,"
..illltICULTIJ1!.1STS· LUNC'HEON.
is to he discossed .t the aummoned moetintl at
UncI..- the 1U1Spioeo of t.ile Dairy F~rm.rs· AI<3Othe II Royal Oa.k," Broad-etreet, on '.l'Ue9day even.
iog nBrl., whon it is hoped ~1 membeT wlll ciation; the Na.t.ion:..! Pa.rmen' U1)lOo (RcadJ..Bg
Branch) and the Berka and Oxon ' Ch amber ot
m&ke 8011 endoa.mur to a.ttend.
Agriculture! & luncheon is to be held in the La.rge
Town Hall OlD Sa.ta.rda,y n.es.t. ' The ehair' wtll be
'OHUJ!.OH IDBkONARY ,SOcIETY'S SALE OF OMIlp!ed by Mr. J. 1 1 _ Benyon, .• "Pf'Qrted by
woB.lr.
.'
the Rt. Ron. G. H. Robe>-I.o. M.P., Food (Jou.
Pa.rt.icula.ra are a.dvertiscd of tilWl a.nnUaJ. sale
01' . wotI<. whiOO will he beld in th. Holl .of Urn· troll.o:r, acd ma.try other :ia:tAuenUaJ. gent·lomlRl.
v Qmty Qollog. on Tu..ru.y IUld Wedn ... doy next.
THJil OOMING FANCY mtE8S Bll.L.
~e 0 _'& on -the first day at 12 '1IOOn will be
Ib w:!ll be of in...... t to par",u, to l-now that
1tJar:?"". of ReodOng l BoDd an lb• •econd dOl ca.tumes
for this event can be secured from l!).
at 'l.30 p.m. the Roclor of BradfieM.
.
J.acbon a.nd Sons. of Jackson 's l.aman.
.Hemg
..l..
\
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agents for B ... J , SimmOlllll, of London, the Covent
.~ THEOSOPHIOAL LEOl'U'RE.

pl~Y'og mem:ber of the Reading Bowling Club.
Moreover , he was one of the original D1embers of

tbat. Club.

H. was • true sportsman every ine\-'
of hIm, and a. gentleman.
The !~nocaJ will be on MondL
a y, when the ce.rewill he attended with full milita.rj' bonoon,
tbe ""NICO being held at St. Georg.'. Cburcb.

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BUTCHER ON

too

...a

11th; ...d March 2nd.

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;

MO~DAY.

Gardon TbeatricaJ. C06tumiars. · Gos6nmes of every
deacriptioo. oa.n be 8~1ied 00 "hire.

B. JackaoD

and Sons ~e Ils~ ma.k.iDg a grea.t : ma.ny }fancy
~~ :m thei r ' own workrooms.
!!.6tim&tes
~v~ .

for 8o11y style of Cbst..ume.

two 15 I3Uggested.

(Advt..).

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An ..early apphca-

,

BUTTER RATION AGAIN
RE.Q.UOED.

Sb,ooppen may go 00 any blltoher they Jib,. 011

-'
Mood.y .
DEATH OF M:R. G. W1NTER.
Snnpathy will be felt for MT. Frank Wlntet! , The butter ration ~ to b. reduced to 10z. per

t~e weU..mown Town CounCIllor, on the t1ea.th of
f&t.h.er, Mr. Goo. Winter, of nortnington...road
SENSIBLE ANn IrnABONABLE PRESENnI:' Ius
Mr. Winter died aD. , Mooda.y mormng
The gift; season 15 a.t hand, a. period ...,hen mi::nds Reading.
a.t
t.he
a.dV&DcOO aa-e of 77. He was a. builder by
arc \.I.SUAlly puz:uoo regaTding t.he .. electicm. of
trade,
a.ncI:
had lived in Beading AlC(') 18A6, but
proscou ." ThJs. di1'8.<'.JJ.lt !lroblem can be &a8l1y
oolved hy • viBio 10 11. Ja<;l<Bon a.nd Bona, who he ha.d. retirod for some years. He was &. Guardifldl
ro~, a.od was ClIne 9f the .oldest mem·
have a ver,. chOice and erlensi?e 8t.ock 'If sell8ible for I..bout
of !it.
on'. C2Jm0ub . . The fUJI.,.] took
and 808Sonahle presents, such as gloves, scarves,
a~
,am0Dg8~ those pre&ent -bemg
·neckwea.r a.nd oLher BimiJar useful a.rticles ILl. theIr
'YCYr '(Dr. G. · S. Abnun) all:! meoWOl'B of tho
establlshmento at DWc... treet Oomer, W' Oxford· To
Council IUld Boai'd of (JIoocdiaru; .

of B.gl'ioultnre, that bemg a. hmctioI\ whicll oouJd
be more oom?Ot.oo~l"j~cha.rged by tho reoognlScd road, l1eadi:ng. (Advt.).
3.J;rJ<~dtunJ. ~ t.b:tVugbout ~bo country.
It was 'furiber Pr0p09ed tba.t the oouncil of agrl'
JUNIOR OON'-sm-V-A-TIVES"- DANCE.culture should include twenty-four persons nominThe
R.ea.dinR: Junior Oooaervatl"fe a.od Unicmi8t
a.ted by t.be Bou'd., of whom .. six a4ll be repreA..ssooi&tion held ano1;her of it. serie8 of dan~ in
sentati.ve of workmen enga.e-ed in acr1cuJt.ta"c! a.ud the
S:maJ1
Town Ua;l.l 00. Taesday eveoiu/l'. Tbere
of the romaindoi- , threo at least oh&ll Le WOUI"',
a brood attondanOa of members ' .. and friends,
six 6ba.U be reprMelDt&tivo of the indU5t.ry of bo~ i-as
_ _ them Dclng J\{r. ana Yn. Bemord Collins,
ti~t1ure, and t..hreo Jep1"Ellemtativo of n.gftCUltwlLl
eduoa.t:Loa or resea.r&.tl That might. be a.1l very M~ . 11. A. Simonds, lfn. SeytllOUr and Mr. J. 1'.
Mr. G. W , E..
well, but; it seemed to him. that they would be eoa-los, thlo latter aotinl{ as M.c..
waa tiie pianist. OCher danOflB are anhaving a llOaocil of &griculture tlb~ momOOr. or Pet.A.eoge.U
nonnood
for
Ja.nuary
6t.h
and
22nd,
February 3rd.
whi.ab wm"e, to & la.rge extent.. the nomirr0e8 of a
(k,venunoo.t

~

...-' &.

of 8og1"'i.ouJ.ture. Ho did not think that the town
oollnci.ls W'OUId be just.tfied in eending oue. mem6crof bbeic airioult..unJ. OODlmlu.e. to 81~ OD the
ooUDcil o( agrioultu.rn, for tb6U' . represem.atlvIW
:M'i.., Wil.lisuna, of .MlUde.nhead, lect;u.tt;:! 'befor e
wou.l.d be townsmen, a.nd tiu,;l' VIti'" on agncu..lturc tfi& Reading" btiwlcb of th(l Tbeo&ophlca.l ~ety on
coilid not be the same a.a tbosa ~g from the Sunday . eveniJ:ag, 011. U (bloar a.o.d HeaJ:ing'' '' 'I 'be
rottnt1 OOUDOils, whose rept"Ment.a.t.l.~ea. gcnen.U.1 lecturer described h9'l" , ~ affect the emotions
in tum f'eact on lbe physical
'Fin" bad & practical knowledge of agn<'llk>raJ ~ Ceoli:nes. _
oOeds. As ' agric)..Utu.riste fJ1ey "Would have to 8000 anti me:ntoJ. bea.lth.
Doctors were t;.unling to
that tb&O. was oltered. U was fwther proposed coJOl.[I" t.reo.tment for uervous oomplainte, a.nd In
that the sgrirulrura.! 00I>I>cil ahoold mclui. twetve tllis depa.rtment of mediaine th.... \Vas prolmhly a
memben of tile A.¢.oultura.! Wages Board, to be j.l"roa.t futuro.
DOmIDILt.OO. by ' t.haot Board in equa.l DU.Il'tbers t rom
the represent.a.t.i.vca ' of employers &Dd... worlianen.
Now he..f:p.tite ~ that tho Ja..bollrc.r should .Ifave

l!.o!I

THE

OOLONEL WEIG~LS' BILL..

~. it

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:':~=~iIaIi ~
f.m. :'::':':[DEATR
Of' M~JOR
T.. B~OWN.
tile
toe
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.: •
.

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PARLI.AÂ¥ENT AND THE B9ARD
OF AGRIOULTUIm• .

The l!.oadina" B-oo of tJ>e N&l:ional Parmon"
U..iOlD dioO<lAed ~t OOIISidorabL. ~ aD - 7
&herDOOD
the ~t'. Bill fw' daa.lina: witb.
I
'
•
u.. propooed ~ctian of tJ>e _
oC Acri·
culture.
'!'be Chr.irm&n. Mr. F. O. BuRllls:lIam.
Contra.st.~ greatly wit.h the extraordinarily in turn, Koltcha.k, Denikio, ..'and Yudenit.ch were presided, wbih! othera pn11!<IDt iDducIed, )I..."..
rowdy CoalitIon meeting the ot.her week was the an oompelled to ret.rea.t from Pe~a.d and W. J. Cumber, S. J . Parrant •• -G. lA.;rlev. F. or.
Lee. J. Lousley, E. T. SIlOnoey, E. E. W'~J T.
f1t'!1rt.Ing hwd under tbo '1luspices of t.be Independent Moscow. Wa.s it. beca.use their arirus. ammunition
.&.J&e, E. Palmer, E. ~ G. Ford, E. H. _orrLa.bour Pa.rty on Thutsdal evening in the large fUld 6qnipment were inferior" to t.hoae of th~ ball (orpniamlir &eCll"et.&ry) a'ftd A.. ~ . Turner
Town HaJl.
This week 8 meet.mg was most Bolsheviks? No! Th~ l'69AOn why t~e Bo~ev:i.ka (asa.iata.nt. .sac.ret.ary).
(lrderiy, a.nd the principIa of ,. the right of free w ore d efea.t-Lng th ose " ~}merou8 enemu!18 enczrcling
lh-. W. J. ~ber o/)OUeCi .the discnoBion, and!
~ .. was admirably observed. That ' did uot P etrograd was becau"" they had IUl id... l to fi ghL lald that U\e criti.caJ po6J.t.ion U\ which agricu.Iture
;'y any meaD1i p.rovwt • l'IlDning fire 01 question. for. (Applause.) No doubt they had had their fo~cJ. it..<Jt ,,~ Ute presen~ t.ime waa due to t.h.e
boing pom<>d a~ tbe principal epoaker of tb. even· f.ilures and bad mado many foolish mistake" .nll \o"BCIUatlllg policy of.ibe Gc:wemme.nt. 'For - . long
fn~ (Mr • .Artlrur Po.sooby, ~x·I..iberal M.P. for h.d committed at.roctti... But tb~y wore 'collccn· time pasO it bad beim rea1iaed that the iloard of
Stirling Boroughs). All questions were put. to t.rat.ing on tho education of thW country-the Agnculture WM not suffici.ant.ly well equipPed for
J,bo import.ant duties it bad to d.i.&cbarge, and the
hIm ~ t.he Cha.irma.n's request during the proper reeon.stit.ution of Ru ssia. (ApI?la1fae.) Up and Government.,
- following a. qu~t.ion m the 1I0'Il1JO
\ime, .and wem aJ] answered in turn. Tho whole down the wbole len.!!'t11 of thIS country the war by Col. Wci.g&ll, 'bad ~oed tAleir mtenticm or
!Onduct. of the meeting was uemp1ary from a.1I against RW5Sia. wou ld bo remembered. It. waa D. reconstructing it..
ThEJy had- introduced. a .lhJj
~ and should prove to tJie publi~r. T&tbCT, ma.rk against the Coalition Government that .
!.hat J>l\>'pooe, ... d .., 0100 had Col. \Yeig&ll on
that sootion respoMible fOT the ~bl. turhu· would never he forgotten. , He (Mr. Pon80oby) behalf of t.ha Agri<nltu.r&1 Porty In Ille House.
Jeboo a fortnight ,previ01l&-th.t the right of ITee happened to have been brought up in tho diplo· Hatfwa.y throogh the sessicm tbo Government aDspcech Wafi indispenable .
.
ma.tlO oon'ioe, a.nd t.herefore was quit~ a.w&-~ · of nounced that, oWing to pressure of bU3ic css, nO
:Mr. T.-C. Morris, the pl"06pective Labour candl· t.he m a n D(1T in whi ch web things .wel"e arranged priva.t.c Members' Bills oould be oon51cLarcd, Qnd
jata far Reading, preKided, and was supported by a.nd how one nlltion differed from another accord. oonsequemtJy Col. WciglUl'l!I m~uro "'1LS rUled out,
~l r ArthUl' P onsonby. Mr. A. Rowe, Mr. J . ing to the differences of the sets of men in the a.lt,lbougb the Governmoot had been urgoo to Adopt
in preference to their own. It was unfortunate
Rabeon.. Mr. J . W. Beckley, Mr. W. R. ~yrea, varIous Govf~nment.s. Be luiew how alliances it
tha.t the GovelIDment did not a.Uow IIbe private
)Ir. !. Horik.ney, Me. 'V. A. Cuae, and Mr.
waro fc:rrmoo and bow thoy WN'6 continually Bill to go fOl"W&1Id, becauae in i.he o pinion of many
Marriott.
.
changing. For insta-noe, a.t one time t.hia country ib- · ..aa reararded a.s tho better moo.sure , &0 far..as
ONE MY OF HOPE.
fOI1!1M against the French and & little later foughL the inLenJs~ of a.gricWtw"taUJ ..... ere concerned.

aV'IIt.

I

Sc:aJ:vos. '

~.

W~D YKE'·:.-.· ,Ladies'. and CltildFens.
.' '58, BROAIT) ~smKEmT~
57 and

Ih"'lt

ELECTRIC TIfEATRE.

1

scm ,bt ,W~1·,orS~1 ·

t;;==::::;:;:::j have a hugo Vl¢ety of NEW

at preoont they a,.
largely nnrepresented. Bub
backbone and the COm"
the natiou& Labour ia awake.
brc'OT... mainly in tb. right direccluns of Bngla.nd are beginning
the Dliddle classes of Frauce have
imporlance and their power.

A

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fL1'lC"l'1J1m AT THI!I BISCUIT

FACTORY.

,

.

Yr. R. L. Hawhn&, M.8c., .F.G'. S., of UniveTsity
College. ll<>adinJ!', ga.v. • moot - . ...t.ini lectme,
illustrated by fa.D'OOnl 8lid... , "" the members of'
tho Biscuit Factory &ecrea.tioo CJul> on Wednesday
O9OIl.icg. His subJect wu II ~qua.ke.s and VOIca.noes." and that Yr. HerDert 1f'retty, who 'Ir'U in
t..he cQair, OCII"'r'eCtJy em:preaed the optnion ot thOse
preeeo~ when he Aid tJtel bad been ,Vriy1lei'ed to
lisfBl to & nKIiIt instructive &nd inWtitine- lecture. ..... ~eoIod "" the ~ 'appla""e thot tbe
leeIuro, .....,.,..,,) at tJ>e oon«lUIio'>.

head per week on the same da"
An oOida.l oommunication says _
~°odpresent position of the meat SUpply 18
ar
good, Ilond the MilUStry of Food. &nnottooes ~ba.t as from Mooda..y next, tho 'l5th 1D.St. ,
t.h8 public ma..y buy their meat nt · a.n,y reUl.I L
~ch?; w.hothel' they aro regJSt..Cred a.t tha.t P&l"'"
t.i~ shop or not..
The 8;n~roment a.pplies to aU kinds of
butch~s or . nU3oella.ueo~ Ulo&t, a.nd {.he ~.l18tlug
~tion.mg dOC'l1!Dem.ts will not. be required, a.nd thv
slioppmg oa.rds far mea.t need not he presented
or ~~:

A~ tho sumo time, ~t..omc.n are noli
of . mca.t they may
... ~
IAJ
y~
The (boder ~~ the la.beUm
of trnported mea.t. so~ or on sa.le 1S to rem am ~

~:.:?~ ~!unbo
lted !p. the amoUnt

force. a.nd the 6XlStWg ma.rimum prices for mca.to
must not be oxceedod
. u '1'he publio a.re W~cd .that they ' sbould sttU~ly preserve tJhel.r present ration c.8.rcts

aOOlng that sugar and !flItter supphes ... re scarce·
a.nd registr&tion with A particuJar retailer in order
to securo th~ clttrqnt ratiQlJ, n.s fized by 'the Food

Controlll?r,

lS

still neceesa.ry . . · Tho rclaxabion

&3

!-o sll.PPI1~ of unported mea-I.. applies a.lso w ca.t.erTHE MlJSEOIL
mt! esta.blishmenta and lllStitutio:na as weU as tt>
" Mrz. Haukmville Cope, Or FiDohampatea.d Ptaeo,
w:&ST READl!NG riBElR.IT. OLUl>. ·
th" householder."
,
.
writ.ce: "The ol!er I made to the Museum antbor.
The Christmas whist drive wlM-hold i.t the aboye
itios WlLS to go in Sunday aoftd'DOOIl8 to .p\ll& short club on Wod.Desd~. ,..~en 1i:l.cre.- wa.a a. very large f Wltb rcga.rd to butter, the ~ply baa b~
ound lesa than was a.oticipa.too.. Some, tlJIl('J "0
d(tiCTlptivo a.ddri6se& on the Museum and ita con- a.ttEnda.nce. - Tho pnze wtu.nen wer'8:-Ladle6:
a.8
of inarolullng the l.I,oz. ra~jon
tenra su~ . . ~ otten give ~wbere, f.or , although 1 Mrs. Th",-, 2 ~riI. VuuleoWrgn. 3 Mrs. Hint, :;er!l W
zs. So .uY" fram thia bei.ng- practdcable "'it ·ba.t
the la.beUi.ng 18 good. Ule["e 18 much m mtJI5eWDII 4 )In . .GiImore, 5 MJ'S. Dummer; . S MlB. Hugh""
now
been
found
o~ to reduce th~ r'wOn telwiri<i> is noo und";"tood. IWd the
WlUldermg 7 Mrs. Slade, 8 Mn. A. N, Other, 9 Mrs, Foote.
10.. per ~ per week. /
from caso to case is not iDstruc:tne. The dtJlc).dty
'

"t

l'_t:'lk:

mer.

Gentieploo:

1 Mr,

~,

2 Mr. Foote. 3 Mr.

of such brief lectures is tha.t a wide ranre at sub-- Lustod.l 4 Miss 11aggs (pl&}'lllg as ~ rentlem&nl, ~
needed a.nd. vary SImple laoiuage must be Mr. Msyl>ead, 6 111•. Nicholls, 7 Mr. Wen>ba", , 8
Mr, ~ ' 9 Mr. Palm.... lInI. Gil""". pre·
A dlUlOC!l folLowed. A CrIbbage
h¢d OIl lLonday,
Sollory Illd
bmgg. !.he lrin.n.enI.
•

1JellJ0ed. the pnzes.

driTe

1nUI
Wood~az'd

M'.eaIn.

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WAIT TILL THE CAR STOPS I
CURIOUS .PROSEClTJ"IO?!,.

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