Reading Observer 02-1920

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CAMEltA PORTRAITS

OF DISTINCTION

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ALTON ADAMS & SON. L~.

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29, BLAGRAVE ST. READING,
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ADVERTISEMENTS.

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Wednes day. Feb. 18tb...t 8 p ,m •
LECTURE
HALL of UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.
BY

F. SEYMOUR COCKS. M.A.

OF THE GREAT WAR.

advt.

The not.we of a.udlt fO( the hair yoe.r End ed S ~ ~
t embCi _b 1919 of the ReadlDg Gu ardlans I i
given In CtUr a.d, L columns
The Rev J Tysl!1ul D aVIS sub,rot at tJie Unt
t.ana.n Fl C'6 Churcb on Sun da.y evenmg Will be
• ['lI o o ld VI CW and t ho n ow womanhood
Tho l)r C7}lOl5eU Old Scltolars A&SQOI&tJon of the
"W ok. u g ha.m rQnd Cent.h.l School wdl hold a pTelim n a lY m ec-I...ing aL the r.ohool on March ~h at.
1 ~O P III 500 n ot..ire
AH d<:t.a.tIs Wlt.h l~a.rd to t.he Vl!ut of t hc
C rc: llad lel Gua.lds Ba.t¥ to the r own B a ll a ll \\ Ctl
ll utdr\Y February 26t.n , are se ~ o ut. In Mlo Lher
OO~UDlU

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scm <.'eS of
r v
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e\<~nge
to p r o\ Ide the mUSIC for t h e overflo w
n Tp.co rd :l ~!lembl ., fOT at about mlil
""'"" " '" t w o h",lI s, m clu dmg t he b al com es, h eld
1 000 p eop le
So 1!t1CCf!ssf\11 was the
l'1 fl\ct tb n.t th e da nce!'! \l'ere
~ll hott. he m 'l ]Of:t l t'd and colhdmg
on account of t he nUlllbers on
tho!!e "hI') w ere T)\e~ !!!n t. wer e CoJ onl':l
t h ~ \f:\\ nr :ln d 1\[l\vor{\ .. ~ (Dr and
1he

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Rlmon os, nml

~hllll l tly

decornt ed.

J td "lllie \1t' F TAles o f
"!\ Il f"er lc." lent. the p'Rnt s

nl! cnmnll tiee co n s l ~t €'d
(Ch alrm nn ) W } B b lldr
"MlllC/' r 'T' R Kput '.r H 'lrk
''''of;r!,l . II Id J F rlo rTDer Rnd M a l O.
'o,", ""r.. r be d ut les of 111 C "Wpre arrlen
Fl s!l. l f'i ~h Rn d F ·W !=;mt t b wIllI e
cnrnp "t l tu"'In th e folln"\\l ng "Wp.re

' fro: E R SmlmOn GS M~
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l ud(ll ?o n!\ ' {r ~ B Ill

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Tt> e
r on lest -n:l " 1 ld7Cd b, 1\Ifls<:.r s T R
H (~ re t'" W "P BR IJev Rnd J Fanner
T(I ~" H ~ l l t he Sca rlet. (J ow e~!'l )
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n ' el, i, ••.,," "Pro' lrl M tbe mm;\c
,.,..lnll(!rs o f tOA cost um e compebt lon ~erf'
h rmd""om,. la rl l(, 5 1 C lcop nt rrlo 2 !':n ltnn ~
~,,·", I," . . :r, 1.lttlc Bov R1ne , J.':"enh 1 1'm'k, 2
ol1~Jn a l ladl cs
1 C urty K:"I.l& 2

g ents 1 Th>mnblhsed

Com1c, 1

fl a.dv) 2 O olhW"o~ (s,rent )
Arran !lem ent s were i1 dmlrnhlv e:'Ce
!\. C Bond, of W est Rtleet. Rea.dmg

t T ELLIOTT·S.

STRIKE

WORK RESUMED.
]o.{ondF\V" m ormng tha ~trlke "WhI(~h had
nut At M:e"sl"I S Elhott an d SomJ of
C,.v",,,,h, m, on t he T11f' sd ~y ! "Waa h~ppl rv tennIn
1be m en, It. Will bo nmembere.d downefi

on RCCOunt. of the employme nt of non umon
a.t th e firm , but as t.hese m en h ave no w

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member8

of

the Umon

peace

reig ns

~mpl o 'iel"8 "" Ish It t o be known that t hey
In an y W R ~ use th eir Influen ce. to nrevent
fro ~ JOI run g i he Umon a nd neIther dId

tb"yl,co.,,·ce t hem to l o m

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END OF CA VERSHAM GIRL,

THE L\T~ALD POULTON
W Wll lto a.nd H
at.ch were 1UD0Jli' t hose .. bo
roprClSetltOO. We firm f M e6StI Poulton aud Son
at trhe la l.e Aid F ou ltOn s runeral on 'l1l1.lrsda y

ALLEGED "HOUSE OF COMMONS'
It IS wIth regret tha.t
FRAUD CASE
Mr Arthu· H Black.1I
the "Wblte Horse,"

.hortly alter hls roturn h.

wos

Seed Potatoes, FI ower Seed•• PI ants

taken

short

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SAL E &
SON
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BlIst Berks Seed Warehouse,

of fivo d tlvs

The lato Mr BlacJ.:o.ll, when he ..."" but. boy
lomed the 8t M8~'S drum 4lnd fife band 8ntl
la.ter on the Vo l un t.eor~ 'W uen war broke out he

enllSted

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a'ld Garden ReqU1Jltea

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WO
, KINGHAM. , 1

the Royal Army Medlcal Corp. , and

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for over four years wa.s a. quaxt.erm;J.8tor serl;'e.."tut. I
at ~o 11"'Var Hosplt.a.J. On bemg demobihsed
Qua ty High, Pricei the Jowelt In t~e trane.
early' l..,t vea..r he commenced to t.nke a deeper
tntere!t 1m the St John Ambulance _,,"&soclatIon
CAROL LE~GUE '
of which he had been a. member for manv years,
Tb~ result 01. the \\ ode of the carol Itng:~1
and he became the RcadlDg and DUltnct Supenn C1irabmu-timo bas been th at a. sum of £50 1%", l,ld
tend ent. Bo held tha.t po&itlon up to t he t me .... as ooUeQt.ed 01 the lwoutute tor '"the Bh~d
A
of hiS dea.tb A. widow and one son surVIVe him further l'Ium of £l& 5& Wa&' collcoted by t.he IS1ugers
of St.~ Seb9ft.ian 1$, &Rd £23 Ea 1d WIS glVQl1

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thI'Qur;h the Christmas !lIlvelop.. makin,

POLICEMEN AS HOSTS.
TilEIR WIVES AND CHILDREN

GUEST~.

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totat

of £e6 is 6d
The Wolrmgham U.n,ltec;l l ..... nor&1
Society WIll g'lve & concert on 'I'uesd&l, 'Ftbruu.Y
).7tb in hhe 'Dnll Ha.ll when the whole ot t}le
takings v; ill go to St Dunst.an 6 H03t.el for the
Blind
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LOCAr, CASEl IN CRnlINA L APPEAL pUitl
At the Court of GrllDlJln.1 Anpeal LQlldbll on
Monda.y, before Lord Reading the LOrd Cblet
Justice Qf England, AIl" JllBtIce La.wrence and Mr
J ·u sttee A:v'lry, E ruest WilliaJn Jelly rec:enf,lv oon
vH'Iled Ilt the R.eadlDg Quarter Sel!alons for llbea.hng
hotl';e5 a.t Arborfleld, asked leave to a.ppea.l agaInst
Ius CQnvu~tIoo and senteD~
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Ine Lard Chief J ustioe, In lCVleWJDg t e eVI
den~ 5a.id thiS ma.n had stolen oomo bones a.t
Atrbol'field nnd the evIdence lee.med. q UIte clear
IlDd showed a very aUd&cloua robbery, .'?ld the
man WIIS properly oomlet6d He was eoeJil a.t 1Hook
mth t.he horses, ltDd mdeed th~e BaJd ~he .b;on~
ha4 OOnte from o\t"Oorfield, &Dd tt\ey "Ol'i'!. ,denttl1ed
as havmg come from thElJ'e 1 The Court :ht"d come
to the conclUSion tha.t t.hey tpust refuse the appeal

GIRl, GUIDES CONCER1.'

Wod'01",d~r afteornoon a. CD-pltal ~n"":",>n'n.,,,.

v.a.UI ch HOUle,

VlctorJa. Vllhen.
fu.uds
Tbere
of t..b.e Convent

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~GEUI EX.POLICE OFFICER'S
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BROTHERHOOD

MA.T~OJOE

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TIlo prooeOOs of · the oon~glvon hJ t he Broad
"troot Brotherhood :MlI.le VOICe Obotr.,1n tbe Laige
'1'Own Hn.U 011 February 4th amounted to. £b4
Os Bd
ha.lf of which 6WD has becn fon a.rded

t o the Ro} a.l Bct-kshue H03Plt.aJ.

MUSEIDl FREE LECTURES
At t.he Corporation A l t. Gal1.or.y next
d ~y , Mr 0 E Kovser F SA, will gIve 8.
lcct1.1rB on I The b ecOiated or Secqud
P onod ot Architoobure JQ the CbW'cnes
dare," oommenClllg a.t 1 30 pm.
A

m~t successful

the Qxf:xd Diocesal\
Ringe rs took pla.ce on

Sf lcudid touche3 of ~.fi:::~~~
hall hew fWlg ~ the
OJ ulch, thn t1PiCl'S plooooded
{;I urch , where grand tQuqhcs
Eit r; dm&n caton W61 e l"U11g on

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ENTAILING NO INDlVIlJUAn PAYMENTS

of
In thb church
rtugrlllgers
of ten &8sembled
m t;he borough'
.A. nu.mi""". ·oo!"i'"'lf
r t-l?T('ISentmg all the churohes Ill' thB

heIgh t little sN"Tl<::e WM oonducted by
MT Patch and t.he MutAn- of the GUlla ,
o we J/Wkvn gaH' an el.CClUoo.t address

are a. pur oollSlD g m()D1ber oC the.fteadlng'ou. became ~ntc>
lllsuroo a~ mtdD lgh t Thursd a.y- Friday

' 0 " ",.",'&1 Co o.pera.i!vo gOO1Ctv

collecil\e hfe aS5UtanC(' ~ch fl11le WhIch waa
a.t the half ) "C8.rl) m ootm i b eld In the

th e oxcesa

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III With mfiuenza which gave nse to pleunsy and
pneumOnia., rt om which he succum6ed aft.er a

gtrt

LIFE ASSURANCE
SCHEME.

pn>",'Tt:;O"

no,d.v,

Of the Purest StookR at greatly reduooci..Ftces

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• a mCflloor be u n:n&lllecl a- WIdow
Lhl'l hunt. (\la.lm w ould be £5Q.' Wh e n
for ... smu leT' sum tJlan "ould h a loc
..ooenC6 of tho bm.tL applica b lo

who dIed OD Monday morning at t he age of fifty
one WhIle out. motormg on tbe preVIOUS Wed

Although Scotland 1: ard may chum tho credIt
of l'Unnmg down the three men lJl cu st<ldy for
tho n.J1es;tod ::SID 000 f raud case the work dOlle bv
a Readmg det.ectl,,~otficer f! bould n ot be allowed Ito
pass mto oblIVion , fOl It. w as h ltl \\ ork wh~eh
broug ht the C8.se to a. chmax
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In (.'(lnnectlOn wIt.h the a.lIeged Hou'l:e or Com
mons haud to the extent at SO\ eral thousw.nd
pounds three m ~ n have been a rres ted On Sut
md~ 10 IllSt week, a.bout m Id da" u. m!Ul nhIDed
Joseph Fle tcher resldmg In L:n\eI'!haIIl(l'oad
Reading. U'W:i arres ted hy D ete Jltve Inspector " r
Wa.lt018 of the Rea.dmg B C(t'ough PolIce f-orce,
00 a chllrge of conS{lInng l ogetnel WIth arc man
named C hant a. s!oh cltor s clcrk.. and anothe ~man
!la med Hea.a~, t.o d efra.ud
It is a.Uegea. ,thaL
these t.IlrM men ha.ve leonumtted extensive (l auds
tn connect1on \nth tho sale aud dlspo~al of 0101h,
etc t o the amount of senral thousand poiinds
FIetcber had been resldml! 111 Readtng for a
long lime, and It. 19 behf!ved tba.t ~ he has ~ra."\ened
to London a.nd vlSIted the House of Commons
lJl'actlcalty da.t1y .>UresL.ed nn S a.turda.v at. {\o ld
illS he ll'"&3 taken to London on Sunday b'y':,..' Scot
hmd Ya.rd office ~, a.nd appea.Ted before the MagiS
b a t.e at Bow street Police Court th~ follow11If:!: da.v
Aft er ~6artn~ thf! evldence uffered the Mag!stt:tk
le fu 'l:ed b~Il In the ca-Se o f Fletcbe r and remanded

GALLANrnY'
d&t ed P'ebruuy
are made con
a.n old boy of

il,i-;'!'!", ... ,

rmg.... thou prooeodod to the .ReadlDi

,~ h l: re SIxty nrne members
bu.slJ\es.s moewng followed,

pllrlZ'tOOt of

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The
D~U1,
~ l1ie

wwh Mr Pole Rout.b
the c~ at which a itvBly dis~lOD took place
on a. varlot.y 0£. &ub]ect.s.. Al1}oyg: tha.e ta1cto8' put
The
~~:~~,~ :',): }ie<~~'~t['Oll' C&Oadian
ex
wen- C alion Colcndge tilie Re~. 0 \Y 0 .leukyn,
,i,
numtlons
there was
14 A a t.tached t h~ Rev llJ Wtckh.a.m Legg, tho Rev W Lane lind when
which Included
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wa:a a. olOl'gymllD tht' Rc'i R H Htrl-D ",-18
Muss
E1nvorthy,
Up M a. t.r oopcr,

FO~f"'arv;O.'M]ffi~~Iiiiii1:n::t!I'E

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as a padre .He
of

Ypr~s

remained

11;;<>l!<~"!.,

Esther Carlmg,

GARDENERS' ASSOCIATION

At the fortulghi.ly mcehnc Pf the abo ... ~ a.ny garment The
c:l lI.tion h old m t.ho Abbey Hall on Monday' even- Gods&l, were:Mrs Pnrkm
mol:. Mr F ~nsend ptetnded over &Jl e.xOeJtont.
l&tt.end8Jl00 of members and severa.! rnendi ~
the Newbury Gal'den9fS Assoo"iatJ.on rbe 8ub]
for d.i.lOUSSiOO was U ProblO1:Q,B" alld l .,.a.lu .. ~ or P I
pagation
and 'was mtl"'Clducqd by Mr E.:B Jen
lo llS or Surblton. well known In hoftu;ultura1
C1rel~ 80S a gr~at a.ut honty J 0» hm-bacooUa an~
A pme plants nlo lecturer' :,strat-ed that m study·
111& the problems of propaga.tion the .,atlle' l 111

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beel auttt'~ r-w~h wero the only eutt,..bJe
from hollow stem pJa.nt.: such as def~um t
P) rethrnm lath;p"VS 1) chn16. etc. follolit.ed. bYr
Cl 3 D ;); euos tt:Cre ..t ouen aJ'fPCU'ent
f\l1 dealt
root w-.ngs Wlth I)la.nt.s such a.s gal UHI)
~di&i\ ~enl
IUI.1 poppte8. phlox pel.argonlum
a.nt:h.",·, t el:c ,
olld last. by l eat prop~..tiOnr ,,"vme r~ ;,.~alI;1ple
"(gonla .Gloll-o de ~Ine . If'~ tnt~~.:a.t.S
Cl!&SIOD follO'W'M
A hcany 'iote of t~t
aO(brded..:Mr Jenlcins, Oil. th0k,pt'O()Ol!utIQ$l. :.o f 14r
\i\. l th.

ClUBS

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was;

D,Jby

COO~~I'"" (Shtn

(NOW'"lNry) , ,eoondod 1:),1 ]11'":

ror'

fi~1d )
hiS excellent educational l~
M.r
C J Howlott, Earley R15e, waa ,ranted a~ ,~d,
of m cntJ"ior a oollQctton or a~ the fruita bemg
ot !;"ood Icolour and m sound condlt.lOn

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COUNTY

pHRISTIANITY AMONG THE JEWS

'lIbo a.nnua.l mect.i.llp of tb~ Ren.d1D& brandt of

th~

Brit18b SOClot;J for tho PropagiitOD or the

Goapel among the Jews " e re -held on ~rfay aJI.d l
Monday Ia.s.t
On Sunday t.he Bey. Frank J r
&101 of London, the' Sociei,.'s dcput.1, · prea.bbed 'in·-llIQ6-17.
to lmoge oongregaJ,.ioDs at Bfoad street CoD,rega.J
FrClO
evenmg:
hontll Obu.rob.
ChurchmInthe
theevem.ng
mornlnl:'On
andMOftdlJ
at oa.Te1'lbam
a pubho meeting .... as held at. Wydi.tr"e BaptJlJt
Cl un::h, King II l'oa.d, when Ute IIt.ev Alex Corbett,l
of Wyc1iffe ClI&peI , presided", . supported. by , i.he"lr
BevW Thomu M A., Calonh am "Freb (.'huTCh,
OJ.., Rev Pitt BooarJee. the l R~.,. F J Elley and.

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HUNTING
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THE !.tUZZLING ORDER

FredellcX. Rand,,:U WM fined 20! lor a breacb
6a for not

of thc D OlfI' Muzalinll Order . al.so Z.

hll.\"111S a D~e and a.ddrca on tho ooUa.r of tbo
dog Ellein Ora.ke! Wag aJ.o dned 2s 6d for not
hu.\ Lng a. colla.r Wltli name JLnd &ddrcas on hCT d~
~CTION

ENGINE'

motor oo.ra ..... as ca.llcd the pnncnpa.1 ~ct..
denrutKl'D. gwen tq a tJ"H»ol: C&, !.hare Will a Toblcle
propelled by mes:hauu;~l power to dra~ onc
.. -:-ailer The sa.me deJlmtion wa.a gl'en 10 the i 003
Act aDd &iso In t.be Hea.... y Motor Car I Ordcr of
1904
During ~ ",ar th15 Order baa l not been
observed. by . the miUtu:y and persona couve,l'lDg
munItiOns [OJ" obv.ipUS reuonA but for the ute of
the roads the wa.r br.ing;'"O~~ Jt ""' &5 th9Ught tba.l;
the Order ought DR'" to,.. be obs«vcd I He had
tloo"', the defend&nt ' pPeDsh&w tb&t: Dlorn1U~ who
bad a.2leed u to h15 I csP9flsiotnht.y 1Q hCF,smg the
enroe ,..hell ~ ..wm&, t ....o trucks
Therefore the
obl et!t; of thei 1Wtlic.e wg J&ttamoo. m thIS lease
De!eo4ante w~ orderfd to ploy the COlts, 58

each

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ABUSE OP Il(l6PITALlTY I

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"" ul~ rematn indi1f......~ to the cl._ . "'- , tjle
J .... ,..h<m '!.hoy oorwidet"ed th at bhey ,"", tbe

\liould .11 . 1~ them Thwe were man,. wbo lwould
not. lIP it _
pt.Id I/Il!<t f~~ th~ dl4 btU~.e
tho. Palestine ...wa~. tho
90Dtre of
~ J...n.h D.ilO1l, and it wJIII!! ~ thai._~
War-A awa.1kd. t.be ChriItliUl Qaurdi..

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t.htt :fuoomol:.ivo Aot, 1898, a.nd Cha.rlcs OpenshaW"
ror aiding a.nd Bbe~tlnl t.he offence of faJ1uur to
eg:lStcr aOO ~lieenl!le
P"liCB cvldenOl:l sho-wed. that the dr,.,er Snllt h
llS st.cppi!d In ~ TwYjOrd High street,
arlvm. a.
a., y mot-or oar to whidl two. tratlere
tt.a.chod. .... He .aid fJio madiine WII,'I • motor' car,
not. a. traction en~c \'-'bet former wo'lld oost 1:1
on .beulg rPflSt.ered, while,. fee of £10 a year IS
pa.yablo :j.1l rtdpeat. oj a ltractlQIl eng-IDe)
-supt Goddarq. ,B id that bt tillS ca.seti.he defenda.nLB WBI'Q ebSJ'ged wilh USlUi a. tra tor rl!glS
tored as a be&vy motor car to dra.w t 0 trlUlcrs
The en!rlDe eboll1d J("ve been hceneed. and & tee of
£1.() J)&Id to "tone CountY (oi t.h18 PUI pose I A hea.vy
motor ca.r oould not be used to dra.w mal e thAn
onB tra.ilcr The Mot-or Ca.r Act of 18S6 &1

W"'t'cliffa Chanle1 was pf'CllDEJ!.ent ID'the memfu!f'1l of .MISS
V1Lden. aIuo -The C~n rem8l:lted .l !!t~t,/1could not uildent.&nd 110... tlie ~ dbN:taan o:J'bUrcJ"l'.1'I

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pa.rtH:uJ~l,.

poople ,,1<0_ u.d I"'""'voo " be Word ." " - God,
and. t.ha;t; t 'We
nation Were IIow"- th"D
.,.,.,.<llAn, of Ute Holy Oo(y -Tho
l!
:J. Exley. ID the oourse or hili ad~ ref, tted to the fllOl th&O ~lt<Jott the wliQl. oPt
hIS life • Jfff/1 hoped and -pray~ for a Qeedy
re turn to Zioo., and,. many of hta reliKiOua cere·
~onteS wero symbolic of that hope
MDn,. people
hl!heved tb .. t sutb .. thina .~ld not come true,
and even those who beUev§d7it did Dot think l t
,,"ould o::cur -until tJ::ie vttry distant futU1'e
Yet
t.he now 8&W" ZkIO restored. a.nd t.lw!. JeW' was
eHa.bled to sa,........ he- .I.....,.. 1i/d ..t It.is Pauover
ft'~~t..-II Ne&t ;teaz, m J~" wlth an added
me&nl~ &lld'o'iDor-e.:.tiI -~
~ return
of the Jewa to P al(lsti.De · did,·ndt, m~&Zl tl1-u tIley

~Berore

rha",) Col ll",,""r, Yr H A W'Bietl and Dr

MOTOR OJ!.

$b.

rcudbed £70
It. &~

Tti.EsnAY

W o.lt.er SmIth W'U summoned under SectlO:d 9 of

111< Quelch, the loco.! aom:iit"'1' -Th. 1!eci"e!.a'71
Nli>OrW th.t there: Vi 8.1!1 a.n Increased Ultereri ~IW
lU tne obJeota -of the 8oc:icty amon, the ChriIti&n
Cl urchee of Reiding
Foc.r yean &10
total
AmOWlt r_ved from R ..diD~ .waa . £~, ""~ .jut
~.. r It- bad p-own to £24 ( That wa& Dot; their
\" I ~h _ILLer JIl&rk, bea&.uae In 18'76 the 10m had

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eo to- ay or to-morrow

BARGAINS

GALOR~

STILL.

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ILWAR DIS

For 1920.
VEGETABLE SEEDS

t¥ popular landlord of
Ca.versba.m roa.d, Rtadlng,

PRESENTATION TO
EX.POLICE SERGEANT.

" was recorded

aVl"'rage annual comb tn ed pUl'ch tuics up

Sale's Garden

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Versat illt.y 15 said to be a. vIrtue-and our
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Borongh Poitce Force IS versalile
Wbat IS thcre
'l"HiE WORJtERS .\IN n FOR.EIGIN POLICY
tbj:lt a. ppheeman Mnnot do ' He can beard a.
Thoe:e of 00 1 read~ who heard M1 NOi man t he case unt.ll Th\1~da.y
11011 In Its den. and he can be al5 gentle as a. nurse
or gopd app ""arance and eq,ucahon , Fletcher nl&ld He can s top nmllowa.~ horses and he cun
AnR'e U's addre6S 011" ilbOur and l!oreJgn P elley
lnlL prooo.hly be m !e"C"eI!Il-e<i In Mr 10 SC) mour W.fl8 at doe .ttme dunng lhe wax employed by the entertam children
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Coob' lecluro to the i\\ E A on '~edu~d.y n01t. All' M ntsltry
On lhw.'roa.v the memben of the Force en t~r
i n tho Co llogo Ha.1.l
His subJect,
I'bo Worken
tamed thelr t:hlldren and WIves to tea. at the West
a.nd Forelgn P o bcy, follo u
vocy I.pPToprla.t.oly
street Hall In a manner beyond a.1l e.:s:pectalion
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Lord ChllJ.n~ ood s p ronounCOIDt'llL on toc Brlt 1.6l\
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There \\ ere llbout. 200 u' bmen and t:b tidien who sat
Emplro
down to n. r Ba lly sumptuous repast which was
served and lrnd by
Robert
booself The
AN' ()RG A 1ST'S REl1JRi'l
f\11pehtea \\ere unusuo.Uv keen, but the supplies
The announ cem on t L ;,l.L Mr G W E PettengcH
hns &ccopted t be m Vlt tlOn of t he Rev Elton Lury
were ea.~tlv equal t.o and III exce<.l s of, t he demands
to ret-urll to~
! H olJ: frll1ty ChuJ('h B.5 orgams t lIas
' j P lsented to Sergt W Mn Yt by the mem It \\as Indee d K novel a.nd Po ea.sanl specta.clc that
OCca.!llDned
ertl b e ti~t.lS fact lon among tJle ben of the Re.&dlDg BOIOUgh .l:'ohce Forcf:\ a~ a met one s e yesfbn entenng It he SpaciOUS ha.lI, so
parlS!110tH.' rs
V. b oo ffr P cttenge-il 1 ~ I g ued tne
hung With
buntU1g
fln.gs-burly
po.:.t &omo m out hs ag Fa Lhcl Clark. took O\i& t oken of lespect on hIS ret Irement a.fter 28 year5 ;:~!:!~~1 hllrrYlIlg
hither
and and
th ither
carrymg
t.he tiULIOS as puest.-or anLSt
set'Vlc&, January 9th, 1920 ' w n.s the InscrIptIon
dishes of lDnt.mg come st.lbl ~ 5
'1 hey
on th ~ beaullful clock whIch Wfl.S hande d by the
as acctlstomed lto waiting as to con
ST AND< Em'S HOME
'lhe ('hildren seemed dehghted
The boys, t ogether It.h t.he M Mt.er and Matlon, C hief Oonstllble to r Sergt: Marsh ou Frldo.v
JOV ial host s
Ibc ChIef Consta.b,e
~Is h La Lh lU.lk publici I all l..h06e who he1vcd them afternoon In JlIst ~ eek at a sEecmlly t:!l.lled parR.de
hv supportmg t h e w h06t. du ve .lleld recently at or all the available memucrs of the force The (Capt J S H end erson) a.nd hiS Wife stood by
P R.imer Park Ins t lt.ut,4
Owmg entirely to tl1e clock was 6ubscnbed to by ",11 ranks 8.5 a. pa.rt.1ng heamlOg ~ 1tbl the ha.ppmess which per,aded t.h~
IHd e la.t lga.bID c-O'ori.& oJ th a t staunch fllend .Mrs g ift. to O~ of their coll eagues \\ ho had complet.ed al.mosplicre
OutsIde m the corrtdor stood tba
'1' R K e n t
a1)lo h oULeIlBobt Mt U l 'ombs, hiS 10DIl term of rer'V"Ice
f
! burly P c 'Vh.i.ppey merrllv jchuckhng to five IIt.Ue
t:ho &urn or
ha.a been pl::u..- ed IlDt.o the
In makIng the presentn1:~?n Ca.pt Hendermn ba.bles "Who were too young to S It. down at the
wool and
TIlp MlI.&ter and M,atroo sMd Lhl!.t Mr Man:h wa.s ~mg Into Vi ell earned tables
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W lth sll1core thw.nk.s
Follow~ng --'tho tea.
well known local
be gIVen lU rud ot t.Ju.s retirement Wlt.h the b es t. WiSheS of hiS colleaguvs
lhej all hoped that he would live long to enJoy
cpntnbuted
obJect.
hlS rest
i~~:~fI ,!MlS9
Mr
Ma.rsh,
who
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now
l'fl!lIdmt:
In
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BERAL CLUB
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hanr\lea.1) took pl&ee on "nag. m ~.DI, .utlobl), 3 t Do",ledged the
S Smith &ni\ Mr W
II :M'lisom"
"CUp, gold
Cbnstmas.
"", or e 64 entnes aDd
Mr Jess South who
ft'O",
prey/o",.col_.G
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The iamG "'85 200
the a.ttentlOO of both young and old
'2S Toe stowa.rd
WINTER VEG E'~AHLES
even t.h~ weather beaten coppers had
A v. hlSL drlve was
Mcems ~tton and SQDS hmd a. I!1plendld colJeeat hiS Punch and ~ndy performance
W"Ole -Ladles
tion of 1';~t~ vegetab les a t tb~ R-oyal Hortioul·
te~ was the first of Its chara.cter for the
Mrs Gluspool , tural Societiy'1!1 show on Tuesday
pM SLX Jleal'S , t.hus the more credit to Inspector
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TClltder, 2 lir
Walters and hlS committee for the ca.pable ol'gams
Gooch lb. JWpb
~YAL BB~KS HOSPlTAL.
Jng of the funcLton Sergt l Phillips wa..s the pater
Durmr the week ending Sunda.v Februa.ry 8th , famdias In ehlef, and "WOrKed hard a.s master o~
54 tn-pa.tlent.6 were admitted to . .the H0II1l1teJ 49 t he ceremom es
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TO READI!1. ...
J\i\.
er
o dlaaha.lged, and 26 -opera.tlOns Wef"e p('I"
to hes.r tlhu. speaker
1: he ChnsLmas tree, from which each chI ld re
formed
I celved a. present, WAS the onI, fentur~ not pro
on Sund.y
fin e efforL as hB
Vlded by t h e polIce them ~ eh CoS thIS bemg I5Up
EARL OF READING
The Earl of !Wading was among tll, ruests at piled by members of the Wat.ch Comm'tt~.
m
bow they
n;,.tn er....:ted
lndla.
COUllt ry
WIt h m E&"'1- Curwu' s o ffici8J f.lmnor &t l r C811ton Ho..u~""
t.el"tt"aoe, • Monda.~. on the CHI of the open} ug of
t~~j~~:~~:
a. ficod of hght. l'a.rliamenl;
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the \\ orkcl1l of
of the evemng 5
for n. further ViSIt.
OOL LE&LIE WILSON
P a.rty aa, 6 rea.son
Col Leslie Wilson. )l,P-, lVU •
of We
r,;uccees, thus f&I", of tbeU" P ri ma MinistJe:l;", at 10 :PP~tn.lJ Bt.ree.t., Oft, )(onday,
o n tho OOOMlOn of tho QtftCllt-1 dInner 011 the elv"
of tho openmg of Farlia.m ~ tt.

body of ~bS5 Evel"", Grn~ ~pf ThA Gr{)ve:
C"',,,bo.m who IlS reported In the Ob!(!rver
t Ime h IS been nU S/li ng from her home
t\\ 0 (1::.... -e before C h t'lIitm A.S, v. EL8 recovered
the .. rhame.'! at W art:ra.ve o n TuC6dA.Y A t
Inq uest t h e fa ther of the unfortun ate gIrl
h i!. daug h t.er who ~ as 18 'iC;l.Tll of age h a d
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complam ed of p lilnS In her h ead
no eVld en ce sho,nn rz ho\V" deceMed
wn.ter a 'icrdlet of
F ound dead m

Hall on Thul"'Sdft.y e\ ~nlng
,. ond Alfu llj eonll)"I'ohenS1VO s cheme WIll
tho 1neu nn.g o f about. 20 000 J>'flO.Plo J~lIy
ro:("M I H~ l v roufin ed to m umbors of the
C<J..opel & t.i.\ O Soclet)
It lEI untqU () ID&!I
ail It. en truls no mdlVl!itla.l p",vlnont&. on t..b.o
pf those so 1I151.l1'oo as t oo preU lIUTn is 1\ part.
ilium !>et. 0\1(, of th o alii nlus for t ho ha.1f yeM
p r PflllWTI IS equa.l to on B nrnlflv f Qlt" en c11 £1
IIl dlVldUR I mem ber.; P UTOitRJ!CS r aoordcd lD
mcludcd III a. CO""'O~
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at lve SOCIe.ty s lMt
a n d 13 n a.:va.b Q bv 8. Co-op eJ a t.lve
or R II t.bo 8..~ltTed p ersons
alo erlr Cl1lely lrborn. l rOt a woman
o f har 11Wl:bH.nd "W1.U rcCC"1Vp. 4& ncr

we record the death of

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that you may be added to our

long hst 01 satlsfted customer.

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A sa lo of work win lbe opened by ilie Mayoress
a.t. St Audrew s ~ .. i1. lLoodob troad on Woon C5d a.y
a tt()l'noon
11,e Hon ~ lira Sba.w ""Ill open t.ne
I a.ll) on lobe !o1 lowlD g ~.Y
r The !Reading Pqlice 1W1dows .nd QrTlhans Fund
bootfit. lui t.he r(!4ulL of t.he / OO~{t.!; 1n. Wn~
num erona fanc ~ d res-, b",l1. which hRVO "In
1 0 "' 0- H a. U on 'l:Ucsd B1, Febntary I Fth ~ a.nd Mon
In t he L arge Tow n B all duhng the llay, F eblo ary 2Jrd
~ n otice
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thl eR years n one h a-s ever been 50
At the r~uest. of tfo )!lI11st.rJ of Agncult.ure,
.~~:;~~~~~ orga m sed , fr om the JlOlD t of V1 CW~ OJ Pror~or Som ervil le ~11l l e(JLuH~ Lo fa.rTil~ , e.tc ,
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n.s t.hat. o n W cdnes fLy ntght. ,\hl "h In tl\!l
Hall on
The ll.llpro veme n t. ()1
un der th e a U5plc~ ~ of t.he Re adIng 1., T"''''''''o ' on :sa t.ur d ~.) IlCO); t. 1'0r fur t l1w d ~ til l LS
t. ho C ml11ades of the Great 'Va.r
Th e see
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committee mu st h fH e antiCIp Ated nl1
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lI11'i,,,ua lh,- I,,,ae a!Lelld" , ce, for they ~d obt lllned
Sm a ll J own H a ll as "VI"" I and h ad

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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS. READING DETECTIVE'S DEATH OF MR. A.
WOKINGHAM.
CAPTURE.
GREAT LOSS T;;;-;;N AM~ULANCE. F;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;j
Tb.o Rea.dmgCommlttee
onco a.g&ln

tAl heoom6 lIoCt l\ e.
Tho ' PrIde o r Rea.dlDg" A 0 F. 15 hold in g a
spcc.lelly con vened IDOOtJ.Ug on &a.wrd ay II CJ: tr ~ec

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are .....1\ awaro that we have bed
holding. 5.1. lor some lew days I
Rut we would opectally urge you
i£ ••
you have not already paId us ~
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SOt IIOAD STREET.

\b-::j, ml 'Ir F

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malorlty 01 the
liahitanto of Roaoillg and dt.tncl

Perfect tunekeepert m Sliver• •,

acU closmg Bra.cclet.

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We think tho

IILVEIIRACltET WATCH.

W. E. A.

TO.MORROvi

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