Reading Observer 02-1920

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SATURDAY,

WIF£

New Laid Eggs

rU~PER.

ROYA.L BERiKB HOSPITAL.

PLENTIFUL and CHEAP,

~. VENNER & SONS
AT

Sunday
FebruBl)'
admitted
'" th~
Hooplt&!15th,
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!~~:~j~~~the~~~W;~eek ending
4B opora.tions
performed
WeQ"8

WARNING I
Rea.dlDi and Dhlriot
t he fo llowlna- resoln
CouncIl wat'DS tbe 10
a.0r scheme of 10
nm. raISe tttelr

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LATE ADVERTISEMENTS.
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N TE.-Ad·urh.emenb under Uu. heading caD
e accepfed up till 2 30 on FrIday afternooD
lome two hours later
b• p.per 11 pu b"ahed
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OUL1mY HOUSES of the "Better HUItt
d
b
btulled fro01 E a.y; thorns \ \ ood
~lIU.~ts L~nd~~ W Ol ks East Street Rcadlllg
~r Lists Free

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FEDEJlATIOI'
Wlves bad a m ost enjoy
eve.nmg F ebrua.ry 11 tb
v~""'... '''"'... when the 5econd smoker
.!~::~k.ulP;:.roi!lLmme y; 8Ji; &gaIn
~C" I"".":" by Bro ]
The folloWlllg con
to t he pro~me a.nd the rotnJluttoo
tendl!ll' t.DU!n ma.ny thu.nk.s for th\jll Rer
I vy Eynott\ MIas Ahco Beats .Mr
:AIr K el y 1kos G J enner ¥
G 'Vll&on J Grcen E lWer
and H Raw',{1ns
MIa!. '\' Beats and
LewIS wore efficient aooompamst&
and
HeM"'o', popula.r too 1.>al11)1 Mr
J llDmy' 1.ol t.wa,s a. popuJa.r oh!irm~1
P almer H a.l l WIl5 cro\l;dcd on Monday m ght
OOO8B lon of tho tw elft h a.nuual com·ert.,
,,"as kindly gl\cn V) Mr 81<1 0 C!;l.lI~han
oom p a.Jlj tlm
Mernmakers
In IUd of the
&rkshlrc ti-oop .B P Bov Scouts Thc chaIr
ta.kcll U\ 1\fuJor F G jSa.msburv ~ ho t hanked
prcgC'J.lt fQr tbtur ~Ind SUPPOTt towards a

AT MESSRS.
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE

dcsC't\lIlg Troop

an(i

a lso t'@fetTed

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maim er In willetl SyohlmllStel A H eam had
t ho old t Lm e mwc~l III tho rroop In the
Soout J ~e Smith wns prcscni.ed wlt h a
Ius recent uutlrmg SCI \ Ices 111 I\ssls tmg t.ho
of tho pil S L old boYE! wor e plcsellt
In
a
most. OOl lrtcoU8 mft,nner Ule
The plat.form was most dn.l1101 y
Rec.lns of lttea.<hng
1 he

IREMEN SAVE SURROUNDING
BUILDINGS
ne of the. lflJ'gest and most ol<;: asltoUS fira
cb has Ot:cutTcd til H.e admg for u. number Q(

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s broke out o n Sa tmdaj n.ftel noo n ~t 'hlessn;
I etty au"d :SOilS, L td Prmhng " orks, V alp,
"ree L, and 1:S a IClilJ1t dama-ge aIDounhng to
I \eral thou~alld poul ld s \\ ;u; done
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t:ihortly a.fter t.hree 0 c~k on Sat.urday after
11 on the alarm ,vas gllocn and soon a. dense , olume
o smoke W ;J.S :seen lO 1!1o."'i U" from the rea r of the

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many l.'o ugra.tula.t.lona upon the

concert
were

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coDtribu t mg

MIlia EtllOl Ca.rU:lr

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th e

MlS8 l!:vclyn

Emest Sunms. Gcolge Smit h. Old
'l'relea,\lcn and
Ncslm

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p effilises w)aC'.ent t.o the new spa11el officeS a.nd

'ROYAL OOUNT!ES' AGRlCULTtrnAL SOCIEi'Y
()Y;mg to the l,DCll"ftMOO, <106t of hoiding a show,
the .&0) ILl CO'.lnue6 Agflcu1tu'ral SocietJ ceqUltt'J
turt..her fina.nCJa.l support. &lld a.p;plicaMons tor
m cmborship 8.1 e e&rnC6Uy Innted l!Ull particulars

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cae be obta.iued frotrJ.M.t; El S W Dale, ;:;ecretD.ry.

h"""'gst.oke

BRl'lISH EMPLR~I SIUKESP~E SOCIETY
In OOlllleot~ Wlt'1 t.he Re&dwg Bra-noh of We
.BntlSb Elmplre ~J1&ke6pea.re SOciDty ' Mr Acton
Bond Ron General D.Ll'eoLor of the SoCJI'fi.!. IS
lU1nounoed to glve ll.i.1 St.ra.'iiord--on A von ~ecture on
David G&r'rlct. and S..b.ake:spea.re
on Sat.UrdIlY
next at ~e Abbey ~

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ARE YOU ON I THE VOTEll!S LISTS'

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Th a \'ot.en liatS for the apruli' register of 1920
are IlOW published, ODd Mr
CorJ.... (onfj)nf8 \
A«ent) mTlte& a.U to lD6pect them &~ his offloo. Y,
Bla.g;rElove-stree~ He W1ll gJadly; m~e a1&im. for

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all t.b06C who thoU«h qu.LtBed to vote, have ha.d
their nome& oml.too l /<om the liIfq

il!EADING UiD

tho:.~i::~!~I!:baJ.;rl~~~~~:n~~i:

Into the to
roof
the efforts
of the
ihrect.ed
sn:nng
t.hu~ and
h onse6 on t.h e ot he r Side It
not
to a.nyano v. ho witnessed the fierceness
due to the highly llIflA.mm n.ble na.turo of the can
tent.li of the hthog:r:rph lC b1l11dlO g that th ese efforts

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TOWN H.A.LI, CARETil.KERS'
PROMP'lIlUDE

When the A.larm was rrt .. en tho ca~t..'\kenl of the
i'OWTI Hall h urned to the scene an d qUlcJ,..!v Rot
to work ,nth a hose \"hl ch " rtS r un tbrol1 gh t he
• Chronacle 'l orks, a nd was playtng U lI the con
e a~l1o ll before t h e fi le engme lIITn ed
The fl re.
't\ blch " as tir,,*- dc~ctcd by some of Parson s "ork
mcn soon obt.a.lIl ed a. fjnn ho ld o n the hutldmgs
J. lld bu rnt rcroclOlI sly 'J he firemen nf\t urally COil
cc ntraletl theIr efforts llpon t he 8urrotmlj.ing pre
mlSes "h rch WeT~ sen ou51y menaced
It w as
",bout 4 pm that the ~tuahon eeemed at. IlJl. w orst
) s the 8a.mc~ reached a tremen dous heIt:{ht., and
the n )f){ hegI'Ln to fall 1Il As tne fl oors feU In so
:lId the mach mes CI'.L'ib thtough to the debriS
beloW" It was A.1m().<;t. 6 p m before tho fire men !'!
efforts hega.n to toll upon t he fiT'C but prncttcally
th e wbnie of t he affected premIses had been.
gut led h, th at bme Thou tlh th e engllle!f (oue
came 'ClOY prompUv from Wokmghnm) departed
I hR t. .. an e elemng three firemen remrllned on dIl ly
all mer the '\leek end \\hI18 ono hose was em
1'10\ ed for coohng do" II thu debns as late as
.Monda]
D \ 'I ~GE !J'PIWXIMATELY £20000
A" fllr as can be estI mated the da.m~ don e by
tho fire \\ I ~ nearly £20 000 T he paper " are
hflu~e the hth ogmpblc and pnper ruling mnchwes
'W ero dCRtro, ed as ~ eTG also ".11 the D1llchmes 11l
the mechamc"l sho p
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'lr J P fl.xton P ettr
Managmg Director
t ol d an
Obscn er ' miln that the fire no doubt
&art.od III the bas cment - t he engllleer s
"hlt;h had only boon left for about aTl hour
It "tarted ho did no t kno ....

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AN UNFOHIUNA1E COINCIDENCE

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It I S a. strange COll1o.:ldenoo t hat on February 8th
900- JUSt. twenly years pl'e .. lous- t hat P etty's
emlses t hen m Knte"gro'Â¥c lane were dest royed
y fire and the dli.llln~e dono t.hen amou nted to
over £20000
PeU" Ii plesen t premL8es ,\ cre
!lOme) ears ago the (ltd Quecn s H al!
On our plct.u re pago a.ppear!'! a. photograph
thoWIng Ihe de, &$t.a.ted butldmgs

TWYFORD.
HOCKEY
The hockey team VlSltcd H en ley on Bilturday to
t>l&y the local.s of H CJlley, And were defea.t.cd by
, &our goals to two
ALLOTME."'"T SOOIE'l'Y
H o lden and Cot.t.~e G o.rden

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Society held i i:S'-<al.llllua.l meetlUg 10 the AasemtJ1y
~id8.Y

"February UUl

Tbt'! Society wn.a

durUlg tho ",,&r to 1Jlloourage food liodu c
r:ormed
lOU bJ' g 1\1112' horticul tu ral lect.u.res an
frui t

tiottlinll' dcmoust.n'-tlonll
l'he
Mr 1'.;
Wilhams. pl csent.ed blS
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.balance ~n luu.td of £2 whioh wa.a
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JUDd.: of tho H Olllou ltU!l"a.l Society
aRmed to wwd up the FCX!lety.
lJ1 embcrs to lOin tho Hort.icultur&l
oJ .tahanks woro aooordcd the secretary,

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cbB..lJ"lha.n, a.nd tho 00IW1l1tt-ee

a great figlY.:. aDd

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l uckil) lxiateu b\ h o &QIl.1s to Clie.
I WJforO
;pi.a} cd ~ fUl & tamo, Gregor) bClng 10 g reat. ioon
d on iho run of tJw pl&y should hll.\' e .... on Tfie
J o.::.a1 WodnCsdny team }OlIrnoJl.:d to High Wycombe
;,0 play .thc
comb ~ W cdncaday t eam III t:che Uurd
louud.of tbe jil;rks aua Bucks Mid w ct' B: Cup Ihe
,J:'n.mc ..... as k.x: l1ly f ought oU'(
Th e Wyoomoo team
..... oro thc fil5t to score .nnd '!'y;-~f(Hd c-lualll:iCd
'Tllo Calno \\ ;1." uca.rh o\{~r whCll W\c.om bc rmcd
1-II C l ead a nd TWl;ford had to admIt. ddcQ.t bv bo
Sfo&.~ 1 0 .onc The: " \.::cunb(' tMm ~~ CI O the best
~ dc -and cI~ cn cd tll clr \Ieton
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tt.. :(',. ....... c: .01 .-1r.cep th~ 1'&TIU;es "r T lml "t lb." b...
J )llrxe:l. 'lLh- Grev Btnuk" With LOCIC'!LER t\ at Ll '!lUR
l1.A.Ut UlS i1 Q U I1:R w ll1ch ol eepen s to a nnt list colo llr lD a
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]..oec~er 1'1 IUIUI ' lL\n l .....ollth fu l appu.1'&nce
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lIoL4 t'\"crvwilW'C 1 cst free 2S. Bed ~Ol..1 lAborv.torr

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uatincte

r",ero IlJ~bJy amualDg particuJar~'y
BakOI & • dClcl"Jptlon of the blue ~"Y as
by Mark Two.m Inter..hng oantnbU~
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were made by Mr T R DICk. Dr 'R M
and others.... and the thanks of the Sodety
acc:orded t.ho Jectur Gr WJt.b &eclamatlOD_ J
(Col1tJtwod i. MXI. uJ".,&)

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FOOTBALL

Thc l(r-ais put

gil reuonabJy
:t'''~:~'~~~~~j~W:''
m""U
was the
the u ltimate
a. reasoned dCC!e19ll Some

lo::al 'S3.ku da.) team p layed B lSha.m Oil
Saturd ay. JI.L SLanla.ke ill tllO second ro und o( the
tt\ u grB.le Cup G 1CiiL m tcrf".l5t \\ as taken lU the
I:l e.

the boundary bne

anecdotes r&l ..ted
I'! n &rro1lr8 and partlCU

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cOnllder
m animals. and

LANTERN LJlJSq:'URB
A Je.nterD J.coi,ure was given by.Mr LI Treaober.
"G S. m U1c Assembly .doom on Mouday, .:: nbtlcd
• ~blt::!l about l3erksbiI c.'
The lcctlt.ter dealt
.ith.:.o 1:Al".IOlA p::Lrts of B crkslll.rc sbowlDg and
,1ln~lllJ tllt') .a.rclu tcct.utal beaUiu;:s at the
'.&I'lOU. churOOe& &lld othe,r pla.L"CS (If lIltcl csl Ihe
:room Wow .Ql"Oa:dod mlUl)' helng Wlablo to obtam
~bs. At tJte con oiUSIon M'I'
Rlcha "d5 In &
( £:W ~ClJ cllt>sen nmal'ks prese.nted Mr T rcacnel
u: .ith a .1>plen"did camem fOr hili scrvices ill glvmg
I.hc tocWtcS Veta of tJu.Lllks ""ere &CCOrdc.d M.r
Jilclta,rds.. the :Hey C Mof1:aD for lllaulpulat,mg
t'be !a.ut1Jl n. and MlS6 M. Sunmonds for playUJg
toeIec.i.J.nnS 0lI t.no plano

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WARGRAVE.
LENTE.'1 SERVICES
The Lenten &enlces a.U t ho Pansh Chttrth
been lLrra.ll!ed. 80 t.hu.t overY pa.nshloner rnl:l.) ha... o
the opportunity of a.ttendlng "ome of tJt.em IUn
Ash \Vednesdo.,y there worc mormng a.nd C\ cnlng
pra.ym wit;h th e Com.n:una.!JOll l:IC'rvto.>e and address
whtle at the SWldo.y servIces lhe VIcar t lte l{c\
E F Cir Cll.lt:. prea.oiJed courses of scrmOlJS
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For 1920.

VEGETABLE SEEDS
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the PQ.re&t Stocks at greatly

reduc~d

pnces

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Seed Potftoes, Flower Seed&. Plants
an,:! GameD RequJAltes

D1~Rt.C1r'Pal(;XI~7 . r""A"1TJ<

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VE~NER ~
Soutllampton Street.
READING.

SALE & SON,

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East Berks Seed Warehouse,

THANKSI!""--I-.

WOKINGHAM.
Pncea the lowest

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the tta.cle-

GIRL GUIDES AT BUcrKHURST
On at. Ya.lenlUl66 Ilrfy ani mterestJ.ng cereClony
tOO4. pla.cc a.t Buckhul'St \~ hen loITS Murdoch en
otiertalned the AU Sa'ints' Company of Gul Guides
THE MILD WEA~H£R
to tea: " " d Pl'eSCflted them WIth a UDlon Jack liag
OflDJi:' to the exooptionally mild W'eathf'or of tho Mrs Murdoch sald sho had much pleuure In prepa6~ fortnight:. 0I"00U8e6 snowdrops pnmroses
senting
the Union Jaok illiG' to tho All S8.l1lts Com
other spnng Rowen. ha.vo aJ)!>eare:d a.s if by
pany of the Gtrl Guldes tl8 she felt sure the mean
while ~r &l1d plum trees havo ItlCt'ea.sed
hers would do their best I- tor the:tr KiJ1~ and
of rtheir buds m a wonder ful rna.rUl er A
oountry bj holptng ot.hers along the road of hfe
bird's nest. wJtih four eggs ha.s been fouud
and by bemg kmd a.nd symputllCtlo to a.1I Even
Village n.nd bees ha... 0 been
the dumb a.UImals shou ld ~hn.r e ill theH· oa.re 1'be
and gettring ready for brood
Ha.g v; 88 rece"tved hy Pat.rol Leader )1arga.ret Laird
potn t5 to a.n early sprlog but
An addl ess ws.s tbeh gtven by AdmIral Euet.&c6 on
wmds 'w lll not. undo the work
t he Umon Ja.ck The O&t>talu (~i&~ Shepberd)
tbanked Mrs Murdoch. 0'11 beha.lf of the Company
for her great kiudn~ 111 ple.sOlltmg tho flag: :Lady
VlcLolla. VIlhers (Dlstnct GOnuDlSSloner) ~ed
tho vote .0_ t hanks to Mrs Mutdoch alld thankc<t
The foUOV;lng
AdmLr,,1 Eil.sta.co fm hiS a.ddres3
contrlouted to an cutel'talnmg musical progJ)ILfIlDIe
MlSSL"S M LaIrd B Ed\\ a;rds D Ho1lAlui, 11
Ellis M Hollo.lId I HOII;l,.ud E Hollj4ld V
:tHa.n and NorrIS MTS A.IIFln Mrs We{e¥.. Mrs
b'rlC P erkms
\.11 SalutB Goy S t. Paul S Coy
'~~i;tr:;:;; 1 W esleyan C O) a.nu thc BroY;llIe Cay

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LONDO1\; .ffiOAD CRIC'KEIr CLll B
Tho Wokmgham Loudon road {XIokct OJ b h ~d
Its annu""l meetmg m the Too;>;u Hall on S iturday
evonmg 'I1le chatr waa t&kcn b} Mr F 'V Evans
Xhe Semetllry Mr J J Sa.l geant, report~ t-h&t
the Club had had a Buoocs... tul season maJ.nlDg'
ant p~a.ce m DIYlS10n 'A' of the Rea g and
D1SU lot Orloket League MId that the ~ and

medals had booo p,,,,,,entc:d to the Oltjb

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YISIT OF &rn MtTHUR OONA..'{ DOYLE
Undo.. the a.usploes of tbe Rea.dmg SpmtuaJ
MISS 011 Sil Art.hUl 'a onan l)oyJe 18 to vlInt H-cad
mg on Tuesday March. 9f1h "hl2'n he WIU gIve all
a.ddross on
Uea.t.h ja.nd the Herea1t.er '

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Wednesday the Ja.st reclbl betore Easter \ya....
gIven by M'r Dea.oon on Sunda.v e"\ enmg when ,ho
}?roWanlme. mcluded tho fo).lowmg -M arch ("l en
delasol).u) A.da~lo (Yoza.rt) La.rghetto (Ka.h.IOlJ.ll
I ~cce!:!.) (WUsnn) a.nd Oft'ert<>lTe m C i n1 "C
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FREE FROM RA"'T'...... I

Garden Seeds

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.ere not enttrely successful

ORGA..~ ll.ECITAL

0Irm, to the Lenten lSeuon oommencmgl on

BRIT~SH

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At. th l!> t im e the 11\[I <:'S (If
hlle smokc wh ich
~slled 111 g r e It , 0I ullIt" fro n tho back of the
tl llt1 l11g \\ a,. !;Cen t o he llllled ' \Ith oflllge clear
\ Id e uce of .l;at.hefl ll/o! tlnn es ai d "It-hill five
I1ll1 tCS of t he tircm U\ ~ nU Ick 011 t he llpper floor
lie of tht"' wllldm\ s gl\e III fi nd l fi el ce ghue
qf fire" I S "(!() II \, It hm ,Vltb:1 n a lmo"t IIlcredu
lous speed t he luc hcled out th e glas.s of t he
, md oy; s ncad" b-lm\1ltmeou!>h~ on the top floor
~e <:.ccond floOt and the gtound flom, and ... 0
TRpaHv fi nd fI crce" did the ilames sprend t h O\t the I~~:~:i~~~'~
enHIIl 011 t he escape had 10 beat a. ha"h retreat
It<b'tn al c thm tell mlllut.es t h~ "hole of the
ront of the hL~ l ldlllg \\ hlch IS largE'lv composcd
r \\ Illdons '\ as ,bsolHtelv de~Old of g la.":, and
e "bole ma s..~ " 19 a. r oanng {m nace I t. " aM
Ulte e'ldcnL t h at t he few men pre~ nt could ll()t
ope to cope" It.h It an d seHui "o ld l('rs 111 t be
w d lellt <l. "IHmt: ha.nd to m a.nlpula.te the baSel!
hd tho escape. a.n d a s the adJ otnlll g houses of
e&hodV 9 blllldmgs ,\ cro I II gra.\e da.nger 1\ lttt ic
rm'r" of h elpers \\ ere !'oOO n busy l r emm tn g the
ousehold good s 1I1tO the roadw LV ,"hleb '\VRS
ea.ped h igh ,\lih fun ntl1lc bedd mg lIno e tc
"few moments later t he loof 'nent In bodllv and
~be mtense heat that rudla.t.ed b ld more effect
pn m o'\: 109 l ho crm\ d baek en masse th \0 h ad tbe
Qhce men pTesent
The ,\ holo of th~ t hree fl oors
ere now n ~lbl e and tho maehm crv could be
!leen
:\9 th e .supports ga\ e '''1\\ the ]n!\.Chlllcs
trrra.shed through each floor e.ucceS!!l\ elv ,111ttl t h(' ~
na.nY rested on the ~rollnd floor a het.erogell(lJjs
as.o; of tWIsted a nd shapE-less Iron lw d ,steel work
Some danger was feared of the fire gprend lllg to
the aDJOtnUlg corn wa rehouse an d as tho~re ron
tmually lIcked the FIde of the bmlding ~la burnt

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bad also won the }"'irst DIVls LOn In )1914.
t no
medals had been presented, and Its name as not
pla.oeod on ilia o.;up Mauy thanks were due to t.ho
WokmghllDl MagplCls Orlckat Club fOl meetIug
tJ..~ m such a spontmg manlier w:ltu ~ard to
TENDEI!S
vhe I$round The ba.\a.noe gbeet.. sh0TWlllf.l Bo subT cndens for mllitary flll1 era.h; ~ In the <hford
stantial balo.noe WlJo6 pUsoo
hit
.D.lp.v was
t.nct a.re ln~lted &Iso for oonverance of stores
elected Ca.pl;.alD for the e1e'\entu vear m sU~lon
R cadm rl
a.nd t.<:q cater (01 a.pproxuna.t.-cly 6VO
Mr
W
Denton
Vlce-ca.pta.lll
a,nd
treasUrer:
and
WOI k men a.t MJlton
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Mr J Sa.rgea.nt. bon see ~ The oommttJtee wns
cho."e n 8.!1 f.oP'O\\'; Messrs J Jewell G ClomenLs
DA.IRY SOHE11E
A~ERICAN HONOURS
A W G Wh]:Qtmgham Y Fulnher A Gate-r F
W E'\ a.ns S Riddle and A Goow ell
A I hearty
o\.ppheat.i.on has noy; been ma.de for 0. mIlk Uccnco
Mr
ElIsha.
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HICks
the
well
known
ro'sO
l,p"·1
vote of thanks was accorded to loiessis G qenlelltl;
for tho Berks Buc:li::s and Oxon Fa.rm ers Ltd who
clalist
of
tbll:t
VIllage,
ha
s
Just
received
A
Gater
for
prepa.nng
the
pltcbes
f()r es.ch.
<Iole plepa lJog a. d cfilllte scheme of working tbe
tng news t hat one Qf hiS ne\V seedling
ma.tcb The 6ubl6r~pt:.Ion was i\xcd at 2s 6~ 0, er
dauy llldU6try ill that society 8 area I
'von the specu,,1 gold medal presented by
thirty memb&t'S of the Olub ha. .. e &t fvcd IrO li M
of Ponland. USA for the best Ilew
Forces durllig the war a.nd t wo G Lush nd W
THE WEA l'HER
rose-, which h a.~ beoo growmg In lhe
Langley bave pa.id the extreme pef-a.tty
The past week lias been a truly wonderfUl one rose t.est ~a.rden
The a.~ ard lS
Read wl{ and D lSt.nct CnckoL Lea.gue cup ~ ox
On 1 uesda.y and Thursday a. tem1)Cra.t1.ure of 00 Ameru::an RoS6 SOCtet.} , and
hlblt.ed
l
dE!R r<: E"S "AS recorded ",bile a.ll the week the llla.XI
vea.rs t.rial The fo llOWing extracb
ilium lClldlU g 'HI.'S DOl' el 1':'58 tha.n 49

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\' alLeI Pal!:iDnS Corn StOles n.ud smoke per
l ,jted th tough the \\ U1dm\ s wd skvhgh,ts of t e
lem,::;e~ III Va-Ipy stl cet. and In In.rb'el \ ol.pme.
those 01 the hthograp hl o depl~rtment fSA:tn g
he S E and C R 1111\\1\'1' hne It "tiS !loon e\'1
den t. t ha t. hel clay'.. tbe seat of the co nfla.gration.
..lid ChIe f Office l ljonhn 'Htb one or tW'o men.
,,-ho were fJUlckl~ £11 the scene. transfe~d their
g 110 lIId tI ('.ll ct,oth to t hIS pOlnt
e neWS
oJ
thlJ ,mt.bl e II... ISpl cad almo:sl l S l apldh as
e ",ad 1 1U1 Ckl ~ a. 1 trge -concourse of
~thel eU at. tne 1:" ol bury end and the Rlagra\e
'" l cd enJ of t ho lOad,\ ly to \\Itne ~s the sceno
N-ou u Lmg l he.. til e esc lllC Qne of the men took r\
b'05C HI' to ,the top fit 01 a nd bl enkl11~ onc of
the. wmd ) \\"';J pll lohpd the 11 0 'I. C thlOUFt
malO
t UlIlIlg b l1'> pO!SlllOn "Ilb :-;01
d llli ell t~ OWlI1g
t.o tlie , o lume of t, \ cci; smoke \\ lnch belched {at l':.

Fl!U 'lA'\ S R ~SrY RblRE~T

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'rom p,...,/ou_ columll)
OOLLEGE STUDElITS OO'N01lRl'
In the College Hall on l'hU't'6d&y • .Ma.rc,h
studOllUI concert lor the Lent term Wlll be
See advt
(COlJtJllUed

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OWlng to the viOlence of her hU8ba.nd

on the pr8V10US mght t.he door ha.d been barn
caded When she had ent-ered, 8. man who, ''It
IS understood , was accompauymg :Mrs Be c4er,
was set. upon m the ga.rdeu b J ~m
Husband an ex soldier, ~'t.h a pleoe of wood A
sene s of fieroe stnrgglOR took place bet weell;- thet,,\ 0 men and 1t IS presumed tha.l Mrs Bel chor
ran out mto the ~fden ~ee what was happen
mg
Tho man ~ade good his escape. but a.
woman 8 screams were h8a.rd, and M:rs Belcher 8
gll.ter. 'VIho had ret.urned upst:.a.irs a.fter opemug
the d oor ran out. and f;und Bl.)lcher Oll t-op
:IllS '" Ife hacking at her wIth a ra zor
Sbo
went to her .!Dst.oc 5 help and pulled the
Sbe got her &Jster mdoors. "here It \'oItL!I
she was suiformg from aenbus woundll (In t he
ha nd and throat The hU9~d meaJl\vhlie dlSa.p
peared but a n:.a.n was later see n lD the: V10lmty hy
two pohceru.en and thl~ proved to be the h94band
.A sea.rch wu mstituted and Mr Worner s blood
ho unds were put upon tbe trllotl, bllt before the
bounds h~ renched the ma.n he was found a.t
10 30 o n Fnday mornmg crouching Ul • dI8
used shed
He wn~ subsequently brought: be.fore t.he M a.gls
trate! a.L 'VoJ.angha.nl. charged 'Vlth At.tempted
mUlder and remanded
Mrs Balcoer IS unden100d to be In & ,ery
preca""IQUS condition

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EX,SERVIOE MAN OHARGED.
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SCOUTS' OONCERT

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ROCKEY

Ths hookey team pla.yed Allen and SImmonds
&leven a.t Ca.venham on Sa.t.urday and won bY/ five
2'OOls to luI

n
und~v evemng },:In Arthur B~tcher of
Ba.gsbot roa<t BracIWdl left h er h otns about 9
o clock m order to go to an entertaiQmont at
only In Vletona. HaU, Brackuell a.od on returning a.£ lO 10
LheJr
eroa.nClpa. p m her B1sLer who lives with her ran down to

Southampton Street.
READING.

wJ)Ki~GHAM.

CAVERSHAM.

Oregoo Sunday Journal
of 1'~~~6;i~:b;;':;r)~';,;:,
IRE FmE BRIGADE
18th last wlll be of mter~t ;
The hOl"!!e drawn st-eem fire engmc, "The
Lady HG.lltngdon. prodlllCed
Alert, " whIch succeeded the ongmal manuaJ. h one
RIcks or Hurst, Berks~
dra~ en gme of the Dngade, and WlilCh has seen
prl1..e III thIS class and wms
29 years' most:. useful serVIce, ha.s Just reoolved
Gold Meda.l Th IS
t!l a
tholough over-haulmg, and 1S noW agam In good
~llectlon of the
lVorking order New rubbers ha~e been fi tted to
10 bloom from .Ma.y 24t h
the pumps. the bOIler has been renovilted WIth
addlhon to tillS a.ward, Mr
t.he result. tllat tua Brigade has now ~wo fire
engIllCS ready for any emergency The a.dvanta~e
WIth another vnnet.y In the
hi S
Mrs Dunlop~ Best, H 'I ,
of hM 109 a reserve eng-me IS ObVlOUS
" e
91 pomts out of a. PQsslble 100
behey.e tho remammg &mbilion of the Brigade IS
secured 98 The paper Just
a motor tender t h a.t would follow the engme I?
ca.nnot pa.8\ OOVeT a. reVlew of the
case of a qmck get t>ff afte-r a tall, With later
some IspeClal ment Ion of the
al nl' ln~ men and spare gear
~
flowered rose
Mrs Dunlop
Wokmgham File Brtgade---on the testtmou:-; of
Hicks of ~nglnnd fQT It 1!~ another one
Readirig people-- seems to ha.ve '''q.!l fame by theIr
great1 rose~ ,vhlch mLSS first hQnours bv
effiCient 'fork at thel fi r e last Sntu.rda~ on the
margm It 15 of a rich
prelulses of Messrs Pet ty Getttllg aVo av four
With a rose ptnk ca.s t, IS
DlInut.es from the receipt of the call. wlthm 20
of the bu~hes In t.he
minute,; of the brcakmg of
glass mdlcator
as 124 blooms In one season
thev ~v; eJ e there an(J at ,vork
'rnll be presented to Mr Hick s at
some- 700 feet connected
feshva.l at. Portla nd. Oregon, USA
th~ engme power of
engm e, ga.... e ' & pressure
the first let MRih nsmg
Enthu5 1u.6 ~l C lett.el S 01
admiratIOn, as well as
haH~ reached the Bligade

nWARD

and

beg to teDder theuU>&nko to tho vast
who ' VlSlted thelr

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::;:~l~i~;;'oh.~>d

=e deys
a.nd

Sale.

find m t.he
absolute

!.bey beg t<> apolo
lack
• ttj,.dti,a,~ny (lra.ppArent
courtes~ on
the management
d urmg the ninO