Reading Observer 02-1920

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OBSERVER,

MORE POLICE PROMOTIONS.

READING'S
LATEST DEVELOPME
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"A restaurant'to suit erery man

DIPLo.MAOY.

woman

LABo.UR
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who likes good food cooked in
daintly
serVed and "",d,:ratel,f!!'bri,,,d."

Evening Snacks.

A QUICK LUNCH BAR FOR '!jHOSE WHO
HAVEl APPo.INTMENTS TO. KEElP.
the corset

any

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An Orch estra will render Ihe best mu s ic daily,

ALL FOODSTUFIS WILL BEl PIIElPARE'D I

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Near Town ~aU, Rallwar Stat ions, ' and all

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BA.KERS.

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ooouth
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potenta.t.or; od
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IUInu~l r.eport fuJly dealt wtth the work

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:of the club'! activities. , The balllnce

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of a oompliealOO diT)~omH.tic ga.mc, 6omeLhl11 g hk e
a. a-ame of c:hrss, on e of t.he first rU.It'S o( v;h~eh
WQS t·haL it, m jL
<;t alway" be , playcd 111 tHr,0 da.k .
They Pla.~
: t his gamn. and. t.h l'll , ~hen OUe ' f till. ~m
m8.do a.. r. it l matt e re d 'flot. wh lcp one. &i ld lost.,
it was n t. l.h~ pla.yers , 't.ho !>l'oY.l dcd t.he: 'takCJI ,
wt the millions of wor~CQ .outslde who .had to

pay in bllX)d' irt lif e A.nd 'in sllJTc~ing fOT
f&w'ttl
an'd th~ fOll3cs l of th e i~:. I TIllS waR a.11 1 w['o~~.
lf ~ thOJ"o WIlS to be BUch II. g31llO a t. aU, t llon ~e

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'Leather Crindery, Rubbert andfromPrlishes
At Rod: Botto;"
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HIGH CLAss MILITARY ·& ;~IVIL 'TAIL9RS,
(BREECHES SPECIALI TS,l.

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TRADes.

TOOLS ·

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fi~,lI~, WOl'k~rs 0{ the Worl~, Uni~. " ;~nd s~,
wh('ln a Labour Go\'ernmenf, ' came ' 1nto pOv.Cr 1n
Brita.in, as sooner Or 1atel.· it ~'ou~~ ,<:omo [ in ft,l~
countrie~ . t.hey ~O'Uld h a.v~ their ,diplomatic S.~8ft.
tr&inod and rcl1dr. ... r~ady to Ia:lp In . t..h~ w.ork ot
:Suilding up (l,. 1I~'er and. It nobler .CI"lh!;~tl.on, .In
which men al)d ~0t:n~I~ O'I .~11 rol1~trlcs wollld Unlt~
to conquer those ey'lS w~tch weI e bDlhnl to.~
~~!l'r~}~ali.'U!~ 1°~~~~ o~~e~~c p';n t s:l~~on,
not with bombs , ~Ol:DC"dOCli, !hells and.
but with th () tempered l!.t.c e\ of the mtellcct,
.hining ,word of l fe llow.hip and brotllerhood.
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Fro~ G. M: HARMS ( M. HORKINS).
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MARKET PLA

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BEST PRICES given .for
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FURNITU~~.

K N'CH'S,
MA~'S: BUTTS.

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Bl.gra.ve Str.. t, ~.dmg.
Febr?-a?: -26th, . 1920.

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Th ' .B'rkshi~eFurni h1ing COl
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lathe'verY 'place·;~m::ke YO~Jj selection.
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witb regnrd to the Wokmghllm FlU BTlgade. who,
,'f'O understmid,' came oTer i in ao swer to an unofticia.1 call.
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'Ve con "icier 'tha.t 'l'l"e n;:re gr9<:'t1y md e-bted , tn
the gllI1t.1cmit.n ,t"ho ,t"as ~spon8~ble for th~ ' caH .
in que.sti"n : . ~.d ~a1 s_o .oo t~e ~okin~~~m : B:lga~fI,
,'I"h.,se J:!' ond 't"nrlo;: wa.s In our OplnlOn, tn5trument~l ~n ...~'~~ng our ;' store1l from nry ~crif)US

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The '~:di &cave:~~,~:~:;o~~j Ltd"

Office a.rroga.ted to himtielf Lhe will to ncgotia.te
and Oit-aD settle~' ~ers ~Dvolving the mos~ U;rJoua
atrairs of, the p
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distinguishl:Lble from now. Our
R.ftar its visit

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on the telophono a. courteoU5 .D.ttcIi.daut w~ gne Immed ..to

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, freshness
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lecturer ' and m the Vlew of tbe wnter &Il edUca,

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Ca'fetsbam :X,.aundry, George Sh'eet, Caveraham, "Yi11 remove
duat Ilnd dirt and restore faded colour!; 50 that tbef door

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your valuable
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who 'vere eo'
helpful .and sympi tbetic. during a.~d, ~fter the
fire at. Mes.o;rs. 1>ettY'8 premises, lIdJommg ourF'
'Ve shouJd \l-lso- like to say how much w~ n.pJ)r~.
eialed .t.h e nrompU;work of t.he Re~lJlg ~I['e n .n.
gade both in the 6rnanne68 of their. arrlvlj-l Bfter
the c~l1 .\VaJI mOl-delt'rom our office, and ,t.he effecti't"e
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h' ch' they dealt wi{h the fire on reach-

and often involving mter-cst6 InimIcal tO Ithe 'We1fue
of the nations in ' question. H 'l s a roote;d notion
wit h oert.ail) g~ing oIa~cs thB-l the d!pIomat~e
service !ihoulr b
recrUltoo from a~~ocra.t.lc

P AR TlCULAR~ F].tOM ,. .'
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-winter's wear.

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b.iPtfD1n'!r to show
signs of the
but this
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lor the unil}ue Carpet Beating -and Cle~u:ing Service

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charmed cireles "'b)J rLght of blrtb, tbltt &sPIrant.
should possess
of £400 pe~. anDUm, &ltd
.bould hail ft-om
public 8ehooi-geoeraUl, Eton.
lustauccs wN e giv 0 by ~e lI~er of evil dc?oe
in the makini of secret treat·JeII by t.h~ P'orelg11
Oftioe_
An tn
W:lg" se.r iea 01 quClStioDs from

HAULAGE

four time. lb.., 1i3

STREET, CA

Sil·,-Mr.
argum ent. and plea for ! .
people's po~i c.:y ou fOTeign StBairs was ~ timely reo
minder how the dead hauds of · a. pasSIDg dynuty
&ought to r ot-ain t.he: powcr of dcaJinll' with foreign
atra.ir3 indcpcndc-nt.Jy a.ncl , apart from the know·
loo.ee of tho ~bn people . . When it. PL<!SOO from
t.he oft.-iuc:ap8.ble t lf}uenoe of crowned hea.ds, . tl~el1
lit minis~er or t.he permanent head of t.he For-ruan

families. members

MOTOR

by a.U Chemists. Stozes ..

CARPETS

Are now
bouaewife

YO T1R I!:blTO't. 01' 'l'R!I .. JtE.l1)INQ 01lDll,VWa."

Brice-The towest Possible.

of

Sir -Kindt.. spare {IS a. little of
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space · to eni\1;lle us ,to expr~ss .our
gratitude to a.ll those kind friends

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for business men and women, aU otl~oor w~:~

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THE WORKERS AND FOREIGN POLICY.

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CHEMIST'S SHOP BURGLED.

ment
a. fev.: yc~aYrs the
later,
Moraof recent
exam eI!I
w
e're afi'orded
viola.t.ion
th e Co~\:en'lon
which. $ua.r8.ll tqCd tho ind~nd eDee and ~tegtIL:r
of Russia. and the breaking of tho Ac t, of Algoclra.&, Mo.NEY, · MIORo.Sao.PE & TOILET
~hio.h · pUrpor ted to upho1d t.he itldC'POl1d~co of
REQtnsITES
STo.LEN.
Morocoo .A retneiv must be found for this st at e
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of Lh.in~ .
TI-Io public Ia.w o( Euro~o fn ust- be
r peoted if tb1:· w ere to h&\'e tt-nythwil .1Ike a.
Between ' the hnllTS of 10.30 p.m, Wedneeday
p:'manon t. pca.~. But t.he publlc law! .of, ~u.ropo
would onl Y bo !rcspocted l if it ha.d .·oohmd It tb e night. and ,7,45' t!:le following morhin~ tho pre·
blie o'Qihion
EtiroPI!;!! If Lrcatl(~s wetfl to ~e mises of Cra.ft and Son, the homc:eopathl c chemins,
~ld sacred in i.he fut ure, they mu st bea.r ~t their of T~l) ndon-slmt. we're bttrgled. The dePfellator
foot. not. m e rel:)'!1 tho fnded ~.i g!1atu TO of l!Iomo d~ d otnriou ~ h' gained a.cee5S by removing a pane of
and forgoU(' n Foreign Mm Ultc r,l' but. ~~-e sclgn IlIM' at'- the rea,r of the shop and unlocked the
manual o f th e ncopl e the!l1selvc5 . 1 w h~ tl '1 ~ er Ie. door with the' "key which had been left in&ide.
All t.t"!)8.t,ics m \l~ -i bc so,nctioned b.y Pal' h o.rn~D t . and Tbe b.ul consist-ed of £3 in money. a. '.' John BuJ] .
if th C'!le CQntracUi welO . s tlfl ed by the r e~re!>en t.a· fount.ain pen. a llooAIl ~bra.ss-mounted microscope,
tiw'S of tho pe9P'ie. ·th ('ll t.he D!.>:Jpl c t.hem selvcs
!ix tubes of ..Penr's lip-~h·~. and two bottl06 of
would sce ~h at thcy wc-r e kept.
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perillme, pie )cit al" cost of which has not. ·yet been

disgt'aceful IICCl'et tl·e ati~ ma.de durmg .th e wa.!'
h,y. the Go,""()rnrJi ~nt., which "iola.toctPled~~
m+do bv the M~mst()" of th e Crown to t c wor
eT5 and which directly led to the so-called .Peace
'. rtca.ty which h~u le r't Europe in chaos II1'd b~k·
l'lip,tc:v,
And thc-y ,"1ust no:t allow t~e Forclgn
Offioo to carryon POlrClC'S of l~ S own w.Ithout con· '
s uiting tho poop-le , . ~5 ;cxef!'ph~cd hi;: . lte oonduct
towat"dI!I, RUSSia ll.nd Its ;l.Ction 111 he !>lDg to ovC'r""
throw tho workclI'fI' Rc-pubJio in Hunliary a.nd: 8e~
tin~ up in i~ placo a. fra.nkly IIl<lnarchlgt a.nd ,reaatlOnary rcg" lmo.
Thoy 111u:1 h eert told t.ha t, l~a.bour was not fit to
gO\'onl and it w~ quito t.rue that tho workcrs had
no~ h~ very muc~ oxperience in foreign ' atra.irs.
Tben let them begm now , Let t.ho 4.bour P&rly
at. on?O 6.~nd . O\~t r eprcsenta.tJv05 of IU own t~
(!\'ery Cflplb.1 III I· Europe . r..c-t thcse Lllbol:t)
baMadors gel. In ~oue~ , not so mu('h W1L I e ,
G o vernm en ts , b u t. vnt.h tho. lead e rs of th a. 'lVO!"k ors '
in all (·bose cxmntrics. Let- them by tlu! ! m e ~ns J
t . to raclic.al &nd concrcte 5hl'(1'0 the ,&!Iplrn·

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WE ?TILL DO BOOT REPAIRS IN
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An'1,'one who ina~ he offered nrticles of t.he above
.futura there mus t be .110 s uch (.h :ng" as 6Ccrc de.~eription aTe a~ked .to comn;'unicate .'with t,he .,
trMWcw; 01' sccret c1a.usc,.:; in t reat~cs, or 600 r et Chief Oon"tsble. , All mformat lon 80 gl\'en WIll,
undOJ"st~lldin"'s a.nd a r'ra.ngcmf'n b .
I1tey mus.t of .c ourse, be treat ed strictly confidentia.lIy.
ha.vo no marc engag<.> mqn ts of the. chR.~acter of the

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SO.O~LLED PEAOE l 'RE.\ TY .
Furt.hnr , t ho i 'V,'ork crs mus t !I ce to i t

THE FIRM TH.AT HAS A FI ST CLASS
REPUTATION FOR FAIR T'RADING-

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required, ·T he 3/- tube iR smn.ll enough to carry in
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'I'IIE . ~ANCTITY OF T1tEATIES. I
oonsiituency;:- a man . who was alwaYII ' prepared
Tho:v had bodn told that Britain b.a.d t-e.~~ pa.rt. to place hill time and ability- at the B61'Vice o.f th.
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with th e object of
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lealt fnn.unat,6 'among those whom he repre.seDt-ed
l5anot.it.1 o f t.re at.ies .
This WD.6 a ftno ldt:o- I•. IJ~ in Po.rliament: '
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lInfort..un&to1:y
govoi--~lUc n! B had .t he , ~a.blt ot
breaking treaties wh cIl It'sw ted thelr ,pu~e to
do 80.
A well-known oxample of 1.1)18 )VII:S the
funty oi Pa.rk, whioh 'ooncluded t-h~ e-un~an
·Wa.r and which IW!\A brokoll }>y the lllt?&Sl11D

REMEDY

NeuralgIa

that. tbo workers ()1l00 thcy got cont.rol , ""oUI
pnlitical {lart~· founded on a cIa'"s bi8,.s; ItQd trr'lfed
decido that tho gllmo wi'-s one not worih, lplaYIljlg eareful, th·ol.lllht by all who wisbed their ·oo-Q:nt.ry
n.IKi that the intorna.t.iorlll-l glUl1>-blo of dlpl~~ ·welL Woe had: said the speaker, ill . Qo1onel
and war should. b e baniAbed ' from the (aci ..... J JC Wil80n .. mein"beT a.ct.u&ted by 6- keen deeire to . '!
earth.
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do a.ll be could for .the general welfare .of hi.

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the Best Tonic Medicine, see that you get

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have th~ right to move Ole< p ieces. But ha Joo1'El'V,ed.d them5~lves. ·Be deprecated: the formation of a

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11IHin; '" position' he bas O<!Cupi~ for m ..ny .Tean:;.
ge~era l r eg'l'l!t. nt .hie absence from tba ~e.et.i~g.
elected Honora.!"y Treaaurer with h~lIrty congratnlation s upon "I~be ' successful bala.neel &beet 'be had
been able to produce: Mr, H . Go:odman, the popu'In-r and .e fficjerit" Secret.JI.ry, was ent.hmiasticallY reI
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,tit'.Jn of Asslst.1.n t. Secreta.ry j th& vacancies on the
,Committee 'Jrer • .611ed 10,. A. Whit.., W. O. Heele:r.
~'. ' Do] ~o'1 , A·, ,J~iJrh, G. F . Neale. S. BUJthea.
During the, evening .Mr. F . . J . Coa.le! , deliveJ'ed
an ~nt:er:e..It.ing .8nd. instrueth-e fKI
~..ld~ dealiog with
ma.ny of t h",··pbase.o; of t.be present politica.l tritba.. Hon, deCe.ndinEC tpe CQRlition Government. ngatn8t
m1lch of what he desCribed B.."i unfair criticism Rnd
.oontefldj q't' .that the .Government had fa.oed .ahnoat
'inB'tjpel"Otble djftloulti~ with IIUooeM ,!,hieh no o~hcr
bod :v,;. of men could. have surpa9led. 'He drew a
,~i,~t.ipctfon , bet~eet;l.. tb& .intere..ts of labour and
th", policy of tho l.a.bour Party, which;' by its
advQC&Cf qf na.tionalisa.Uon of industrieIJ , wq ading cont,ran'
. £0 t.he in~ of. the COIiunnni\v 'at

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re'.el~d ·

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young act~eS8 declares that her UD~
i. entirely due to the re-vitalising
Phosferine-Phosferine ensures that
never lacks the vital force to main· urlv~'rving .excell'ence of her cqntinuous

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in "Joy-Bells" at the London Hippodrome;
, I have been appearing at The London HippodrolIle-+1,13 performan6es weekly, in ,addition to the usual
' I !till' quite positive lowe my present health
spizliti! to Phosfdrine. It gives me much gTeater nerve
sf,eadine'l!s~ and I feel I am really able to put my. best
, the part I 'ain playing. , The prolonged straiJ1.
system was making me feel e~austed
Phosf'erine speedily improved my health
bright and alert. I am qui~ sure Phosferin~
nerves with the ·ext.ra vital force whicli
to do and look one's best.".
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The annua.! tn~ting of t.he Balfour CLub WIU'I
held 011 Tuesda.~· c~cning, :K1r, W . Hooley pre.
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J ~ F. Cc aleS Mr R

MEL~LLE, '
and, Talented Actress.

WINNIE

rMented wal!i of a. bJ~ly satisfactory n~ture
. fr. A. H. Peach, an honorary auditor, I!IP~
dele- o! ' tbe" fiighly efficient manner in whieh ihe ,"tC .
tha.t ~t.s Wore" kept and the who1e bttlriness o[ the
Italy cltib eon'd ucled.
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a.nd ' The officers ,r ere ' re.el«:ted ItI5 follow.: Presi~
sam e , dent:.: Mr: A . H. Dullj thfl . Vice.Presid •.mt.s

e"on more imnort. a nt t han
quo.: Lion of
t ho tact. t ha.t . M.le d lpiom~t-!t and
For eign! 0ffice pfficia.1s ..... ~ re e!1tlrely . ont of tou ch
wit.h tho pe.,n1r · T hoy lived III a. d.itfel"f'lIt world,
,. world of t.rtp p in gs am! cC': f"lUonlai&, o~ c:.ourt.s
a nd kings . tin n. noif:l"l!. and exploite rs . an d YCU' oft~ 1l
of trumbug 'Il-n d! pret cnco : not t he world of fL8:bo ur •.
buL t.ho world l·of Ca.pita lism: n oL. t?e ..-rorld ot
oo--owrat-iQII , buL t·he world of.. rivalries &nd
joalOliii oo and I ffil t-thrc-lLt competltlon: 'lot th e
wor, ld oi the.
but we world of t·he pa.st,

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h H b. m(lunt~d section of the Re.-uHng Foree.
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th
.oe.rJlea.~~. co c er fI rC1:;l remen na mon
'Inll d eprive the. force of a popular and capa.ble
officer, but of him more anon,

grc at inc-filclcney.
Mr.
(hpl q!n ~l.i~ L, had statN
t h\) Hnt i ~l l GoYrr nmt:!l1t
011 the P(mam qU C'.5 t io Li had Leon YC I'~' prot.r3o
owin'g t o llle I abit of t he lilt r. Lord 8al i~bur y .
IIC\'cr coming t th~ F o~igl\ Ij tfi{'~ more t l1an onc
a wcC'l\, Sil"
lw ill P eal's had to ld th em that
tho o u t b rc-ak f lho . ..... ~.\' 110 OIlC at t he Hr1 t ls
Embassy at C lslant.llIop-lc- eould s n<"ak · Q. word of
Turk ish. L\\ fl ' end of h iS (th e speii.ker·lI) who had
\1SI Lcd the Fo IgIl Offico III D17 found t~llt tb o
ia.l('f; t mq,p of he. il alkall s t hen llOS5csscd I by lho,
depart.m c-nt v.
da w d te n ,l ealS proYlousl,Y when'
tho bounda r ies of th o Ba lkan Stat es "C' l 'O qmLo;
dift'c l C'n t . 1 TI! e IIl cffl ClCIH'Y of the Foreli~ l.tticc

in effici-c u~' . w~

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'-~ cas~bub.~aftel' !l'11, ,tli t oounts for httle.
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.t5(11nIl"l~ the po'JCe rd e, Sergeatff,. Burch
t
n: ~er~ii.nt in tneJL<Lnce . and ha." b"cIonged

CXpellSlyo p ~ bbe schools.

·ro m o t-hm'
made fo-r
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of the c(lUntry.

was ouly rLvnl ,od by t·ho IgTlon:n c-c of thoie
gates at. tho ' E l:' ace GOllf cr c!lC"e ""'ho t:hotJ~t.
Uiln lzi" , W1LS li ll t h c l-tIcd n c rrllJl cnn, that
~Tew ballo.n ll.S. a.nd tha.t S ilr:>l a in G enna~j
Cilicia. jn As ia. Min or wero two nam:S ' Cor t i e

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10 & 12, KING'S ROAD, I
READING. .
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This sys tcm
J ohn Ha.y, th
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and had ' t)16 -u C!'iigned effc-ct of clOSing: t.he-

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Reduced Pri es.

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pnWi~. .-:~~ ar.~ood cq~eer bV.h18 &chleve~en~ '\l'heHier:':. : ~'!' OT ~tlp. N.elther of the
f
~'!~~.fJtp. ~ce~ h!,-,;~ 'bee? eonne~Ed wl~b IIny ~nlla.-

doors of t ho EOl'cigll Offi ce to o" cryon e o}l~ldc a.
i<imall and excldsi ve ('a ~te . Of recent appomtment6
t.o the Fore lv ' Office oyc.r 67 p e r ccn t . iwore 'of
people ,edueatt: aL Elon, 8.nd m~st of t.h.o Ircmain·

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In l!peclor Mattingfey will be remembered' .by
many as the Court and Corone<r's Officer at' the
for ma.ny years. He was the
~hiel a.t1.or in mtwS- amusing I Incidents which
oeCIirfed during
time of the "pa~sh'e . reo
lIrS~I'1I " to the edu t.ion rate " lhp.n h~ was often
to be seen ' remo,'j'
Backs of flour alld articles
.of 7 furnitul'e to m'e;et the requiriment,s of the-rate
due from the def~ulting ratepayers. He is iD
his t'ft'entJ.·-fourth '}"''ea.r of 6cn:ice, and is a DlDlit
popular officer.
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An imposing ·figure on horse·ba.c.k , Inspector
Martin is a no less familiar ·'i£n'd ',POpular .officer,

~rroUce stat.ion

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berm promoted sergeants .

palD~­
of hiS
R.eadmg and Tilebur!iL Sow .that he bas received
ml!!ri t.ed promotion he will co? tinue to .guard the
int~reg~ of the wc... tem citizens whom he has 60
w-e)1 :jje",,:ed in t.he1pa.st,
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Se-r(iennt. Sutch, too, is a lestern aection nffieeT '
who,.has
house, Batbm"tr.. .. been
. residin;r. at th i10lice
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roa; " ', .:,.I;'~r CIlI.cot:.. HI,S pro ,.otlOIl IS Dlo~t PQPU,c<?J.rf.8-gues,
more .thn.n .any,

T . £400 A Yl!'AR TE"T .
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An,yoM wllo wan~cd to c:r;-.t er the .Forelgn .Oftieo
01' Dipl o~aLlo 8orvlco ha d t p und~rg()" a. 5QrlC!l of
t elL!!. Fu"St , t r>-y h ad to get. C(>rt.am rccoll1lDC1lda.t :ons ilud no inaiions which ~ould ensUre ' that
they belonged to t.h e right set., oame irom t,he
r i21tL kind of fa.m ily , ILJld had becn cduea.ted at
th e ri£ht. kind of ScllOOI. S~ccl1dly , hn\'jug paise<!
t.hCjVl 60cia l
ts , they .ad to prove . t~a t Ithey
p os'fessed !)ri\'ato mcans amo UnLln g to ~401 a year .
Suc,h tes ts barred oltL 'f rom th c services., of the
Stato some of tho m os t eftiCJ l'llt minds in tho ooun-

WEE~S ONLY

At which all G Lads
will , be sold at greatly

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gO"eruUl::;- ('. as

NOW PROCEEDING

FOR A[fEW

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li.1.~e

role •. he ' will rene~v . a..C<l.,uamt.ance With, the
of ~ls fonn~r lIc~n·.!.tles,
. S~gean t ~obson} It. !11OSt. It~Orn\lgh and
tak~ng offi~, h~ put. In the grea.~r part:.
pollee. sen' lce-a good m./!. ny J il-rS- in West

had reoonUy been VOLcOO 0 \' Lord LQrebUT1l, that.
fOI"Clgn PD1!i:Wj as .... ell t\S dojncst,c poilry s tl?Uld be
eon trolled by th o peopl e, lh cy wero at oncc m et
\l'lth tho ans I el' th a t fo! C'lgn affalt!; ""ere 'd ifficult
a.nd compli ca ted ma.tters ",Iuch r cqu lred spcclal
training and kuoy.l cdg(l which l.a bour ~ld not.
PCSSCS$, and tha.t, In the su b hme words lof Mr.
W II1Swn ChUr 11111 , La b0 111 was not fi t to IgoHmh
But If forel " n aff'a ll's y. ero as difficult and 'oomph_
CliW:l as th o Coel!!'! and Church llls aud ~urz()JlS
mado
il e ,,"tha.t
ou ld tho
cxpret
that tho Fore.lgn Oftice
y. cu!<l out,
d-t'maan
v ~ry b~ t brains m tho
coun t ry, t.1l Kcenest and th e ,finest mt.ell.lgcDl.'CS ..
hE:
n upon for th c p1;'l'pqee
th ose de hcato problc'Uls, B~~~, ti\c·y {lld,' exp6t4
any Lhi'.1g of, t ' . sent. t h(lY kii.c1:' vel,'Y'.( tU,G'..of the

of amusement.

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rank of Inspec tor. P .5.. Martin, t oo, hu been
honoured in "8, like ma,nner, l'Whil~ Comtables

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.....ards ;:ainin oontrol O\'Ol" its own d CS t.IIl
the He h!l~ been for many .vears offiber-m-cha.rg~ of the
Foreign Office; had Tcm ai ncd t he j calow;l~-~l1aTdcd moilnted sect ion of the lorcep.1 a1id most of hIS
pr cs-ervc o f ~ho aristot"I"a cy and t ho dlPrmatl c dutie.!l hav e been performed ih t.be centre of'the
castc-, and was actUated by C()nsideration~ ·wh lch town- and be ca.n tell ~ IIOme 'good stories a.bout
wc ro n ot t.hge whic.h infi u.::n ccd t ho ~ork et"8 and wbat-Readinil WI~d to 1;>e 1iks when he was a. young
t h o .ordinary p t.ilCIlS.
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const able. For the last few weeks he has been
But. whc-nc'"f r La.bour made t be dCTDIU\~ j which st.aticmed i!, tbe ·v.·estern ~ction', bt~t., in his new

Mr. J. Meeus (U,;o!.·,,'.,"1

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Aiter haloing been sergeant in charg,e of the
Caversham . police section since the incorporation
of Ca.ve rsham witb tbe Borough some eight year!
ago, P .6. Mattingley ba.s been' e1evated to the

A&aociat.ion, on"
e
or era
and
i
! " Mr . F . Se'\'mour Coaka • .M.._\.,
of the
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Forei gn 'Reill-tio~ Socio~y I ~nd tho
a hor of .. ; 10 Secrot Trc at.iCfO ... • said t.ha at th e
prosellt t.im t.ho wOl 'kch had no co~t.ro o"er
forcijfn poh c • whit"h was conduotod without their
l>an(J tion and frequently even vnthou t. thei ~ knowIcdgo, 'l1l ilJ ould havo to be ch angcd if civihs8 r,
tion w&s to ilo S8\'OO from u Ltcr and irrcttle \·lI.blo
disa.st.cr. Wh~
' rcU.'! in ot·her sph e rct5 of the ~ational '
Life dem oeJ' a
ha.d mado considcnblo &triClea to-

Tell.8 (Lounge),

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So.ME
High class Lunoheons.

ECHO, o.F THEl "PASSIVE
RESISTERS."

THE DANGERS" OT ·SECRET

28th. 1920.

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