Reading Observer 03-1920

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The .... hLSt dl'lv , 111 tL,d of t.llf! RoQya.l Berks HOII'
Plt.t! took pla.oo on Monday n tght. The follO'Wmg
were tho v.. lJIn OIS ' -L uhe:; 1 MIS. Foote, 2 Mrs.
Doa.rm~, 3 Mrs. 'R al~ln , 4 ]1,11"8 . Prlce.
Gentlemen:
1 ::Mrs. Na,sh (playing as gcntlcma.n), 2 Mr. Dodd,
3 Mr _ ~ . 4 MI'. JohmiOll. 'l l.Jc pn :r08 wore pte·
Bented. by .Mw DerriCJk. A dance roUow~.

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been illt.cresled in
town, ilnd was one of tho first
take an int..erest in the scout movemen t . At
the present time he is a. member of the R eading
a nd District Boy Scouts' As.!toclation, a. member
of Scouts' Footbn.ll Sub-Committee, M n.ssed Bands
Sub ·Commi ttee , and r honorary scout mas ler of t h'e
1st.. Berb '.rt.lhop; wbich he founded in 1908 I~l
Ba.ttle Ward.
H e is a. member of t he Btll'k~,
Du~, and 0l.l:on Cross·Country Association, ha ll.
LriEurcr. of tlie Comra.des of ~b e Great W ar, Rea4 '
mg Drnnch, a.nd Club, and pres.i4ont of the Com·

5 & 81. Oxfdr,d Street. I
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th a t from Thur&dIlY, Februll~y 26lh,
be plense<l to attuud to ttl! Ylillr,
Motor Cyc le A CC&ldO dE'lI . r ( A~1 \\''1r~

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Mr. Sa.insburv holdll t.he view ' that the

Wa.y fares should be revised ,and made more
thnn they 1\re &t thl)'present. He lis ·a.lso iu
of providing as much Ra P95sible for an
5ports-.in the l ~J ' ~creat.i on grounds
l~\ Golley! a. guud on ~e G.lV.R.,

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J ones, of Wa.di~a,
Sudan, -dc!ITe to tJutnk the &rkshiro boys
attaqhed to the HQJI~ Begimen t , a nd who wer~
stationed 11l Half. fot' &: lIhort time, (or the lo\'()ly
handbag and wallet which waa forwarGe<i
P o.r-t Terik.
Mt. and Mrs. Jones hIghly
apprec'!&t.e tho pL·~en t. a.nd w111 look upon lt as a
m em6l1to lor tb\3 mllny ha.!'py day s; and, inCld~nt·
a~y , ChrlSi::ma.s 1919, fopent t ogetber- durIng the
tlmo tba.t tho lhnts oontmgent. wer-e stationed lit
Wadi·Ha.lfa. :M.r.
Mrs. J ones hoopo to have U I9
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l'cfCTrod. jto ' dUring tho 6.ummer of the ,prescnt

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W e han r eOelvcd a flxturo' QlI1'd of t.\le ReadlDi'
a.n~ DlStHot Motot Cye!o &n~ Liiht. Ca.r Club, In
whtoh we see & very a.ttt"achve programme: The
11I1t.,al run, Wldcr the ca.pt.amcy of jM·r . J. R. Bcdtord, wi.U t.a~e pl&oo Oil ! Easter Mond&y~ whan tJJc
dest.'na.tIon J,S Brooklands, a.nd there aTe events
for ovcry su~ng week·.end until October 31st..
Lt.-Col. Lcslto Wilson , C.Y.G., D .S.O., M,P, 'lnd
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tberslup of the dub is I0PcIl to a.1I local motor
cyehat.a, who are ILIIked La communicate wit h t he
bOD. 8ocrc.tary, Mr. F L. Jones 135 Bceeha.m·

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A F ()REB1'ER.'S SUCCESS.
F()r t)1o thinl ) oa.r III : \lCCCI610 U, Mr. J. G. FlOn ,
A. 'momoer or €.'<;.1Irt "8hC'l'wood Forcit., " A.O.lI'.,
&adin~, Ialao .a mcm.ber' of tho Comm't ttee of. tLJe
Royal .Berkl · Juvenile Soci&ty ha.a obta.med Ule
sarond priz*> givcn by tho Ex~t1ve ,CounCil . of
the Order tor tho largat n umQer of · m cm~c.rs Introduood moo the Ju ve li'ile Sooiety. The oompet1'
tl0n lS open to the lJmted Kingdom, and ~r . FiDn
suoCeeded in mt.roduciug 244 members dUrJng 191~.
In 1'918 he proposed 199 membetl, 'and. 003 In 1917.
Otlier suoocssfu L' prizcwllLncn in Readmg were
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of R e&dmg," who "" cre fo·u.rt.h
and iweliLh in
a oompGtiLJon With toWs of 194
a.ud 103 f ClP
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Mrs. J . lkI.rg~ .. of 38, NewPort-road, Readmg,
who died on ....Ma.rc.h· 4th, had been the ca.ret.a.ke.r
of St. Paul's Presbytor1&D. Cburch York·road, for
a. ~cat number of yen;a~ . ,~of{\lIIlera.l tOok place
on Monday a.t .the Reading •Celh etel7. The functa.l
St.. Paul
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Mtr~ Mitchell
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'libe a.t
hymns
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e51l' lover of my
peaceJ ' "The foUowm g
1.. TitcornbC 'Mrs E.
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W. Bateo, R.A.Il.e;;,
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Wtl 11!n'e recclvoo t ho follol'o·ing not lcc from the
the Rehdmg

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to be placed on the 'o,en to t rAns fer list.'
1'10 Bo&rd do not desi re t.O lo!lc t.ho , ery valuable
U, 3stStaUCC ef lruciI a player, but b&ve
f&lled tn
theior &t.t cmpt.s t.o nud hoalthier , surroundmgs
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Th e Pansh Council met a.t. D llnsdcn Selloal on
W ('uhcsdny, all t.he m emben oomg preSE'lit WIth
t · ,. (';tee-phon of Mr. F . H . oStRnmLld, who \\8oI!i Un! .-r tullItLt:iy aoscnt throu~Jl 1I1ua&ii.
The qucst,lon
o-f t .!.i(' P OCl'S Land Coal dlJiLrlbutJ,.o n wa s dISC".JS300
.'L AOO1Q I t: .lgt~ , and Mr . .Fi~h repork-d tha.t evcry
( fror ! WiiS bclng made to rrupply a certaIn qUilll!lt,Y
t ~. c\e-;;c;oying pllt'lsluoucn;.
'1lllc present <XlUditlOD
'-f ~()lJlll lI g bhdgo was brought to the
Coyuql's
Ho ec >:) by sc\'eral mom'l>crs , llud it was finally i:1e-( '1 ~~1 to mSl.!'uot 1.ho Clerk to ....'Zito to. thc County
{ ,' o\lcI1 ur~mg tho great. n~'y -of havlnlr the
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It WaA r GSolvod that
("fr)!'Is be nl 'l.I!:! to b3.\ e the P.a.t'lsh B a ll opened
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oboa Wo.-.ted H.1I Ho";, //3

wrea.q....s .wand
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tea.m ISeeflkeen
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N. Ti.toombe
Uld nCIgbboura. t hef were
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The team· was rupportOO
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but otherwise ]waa ,the S&Dle
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The. fOTtllJ,rht.ty _ Jl1 ~tmg of thu AssOCJ.atlOn wa.&
The forw.rdS · held thetr OWD

E. B. p~mt.~ praUdUlli[. over au cxool1ent attend- as t heir
anoo, wqich inCluded sevol'al mcnubcl$ of tho JJerk- , l{8.ve
shtre Bcekoopors' ~tJou . Tbe subject for the I the
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Bee-keeping," and the
Jecturer. wa.~ Mt'. H enry Edwa.rw, w.bo gave a ...cry ,
exhaU8tl\'(j (hSOQUrsc on skl!p3 comb fOlmatlOO. 00 1
frames, swarming, c~tl'aet \1l g honey, and honeY
flowers. A IIplendid fierle5 of lantern slides was l
IIhO'wn. enabling tbo ..udtence tolmore oIoselx fo llow
The -;:m;tI t
tbc lcoturer's remaTk!'! .
A beaut,lfut exhIbit was Tesuli."Of a.
staged by M.l . ·F . Towns-end, the Gardens, Hillside, ~ . re&t ~
oom1StlU~ or hyacim.lUl m po~, ea.clt ba.ll carrymg ~he ...:oiid :.bl.1f
Ito splendId trusg cf · bloom.
'l'he most not.l.ccablo nd
urietie& YJl.': re La. Victot1e, King of the Bh~, CIty :~tcd· in

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2. Adams ........................... 31 51
3. H.nlca ................. .......... 32 16
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mea..;or teams; of
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Corresrndlng pcrlO~ 1ast ycar ,!.: ...,_

1. Cc_nntYI ........ ...... .. ........... P~6
2. Boardi ' .............. ....:.. .... . 63

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READING NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.
lunate
Th e tnOe'J.lOK' of t.bisl SocicEJ -&trani'oo for !f&rcb Lo tbe
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son, llfhl atJ 3 , Southern ·hlll, ..... hezi to 'an atid~llce
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"Of abOut flIty, Mr. Brank Comyn~, · M.A., of N~w' .. ~"";i:oUy
bury,' [};a\'e a JCct.U~6 on ., l;'IUISh m0sse8." ~ rhe '\
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IOOt.uTet· fl1;'5t. explamed U:Je structure and "t'owth
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of t.~~ m/X.II plant.., ""ith ' t.hh pla.co it holds ~n the 1
el.aPi~ca.tloll of pla.t)ta between the Coms and Ule
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hoben,. Sn:: hundrt..a speclC8 of ~ses were found I
FIXTURES FOR TO. DAY.
ill th~ aritish - Isles, e:Lcludmg vanebes. I Of~ these 1
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the' ~f'e[' had found 130 m bhf; Sa.vemake Forest.
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ham CottUnoilS, Dea.r N cwbUrY, being also
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produ ~vo4auntit(g ground. A fin e Sf!1'Ies of laq;:el1cnlcy CoIll't'ad<a8 v. Reading Comrades
aoa.lc d~awlDjtS of various .s~C1e8 of m05~es 11l~- .. "hc " tb<"~Q u""c<
ltireside v. ~1D, UmtOO.
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tra.ting ~he methOd of J{rowj.h, lcavea fiowers aud
~a.ctory v: I:te't19tt's
t he g-reat. variet.y of leedS or sPore ~0s6cls added
work: at, sorum naif.
1,oor&1 Club IV. N~bu .. v
to . t.hB
of the- !octurer'a remarks.
Tbe
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gam~ a.nd the team 18 to be
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~OWD ~osses. The P I'ed'ldent, the Rev. S. o .. o~ ilil viotOty. .A return match
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~l1en &nd Siofmonds v A.O.D.
Ridley, thanked MI'. Co'PYnll .f~.r blll lecture. ' .. A be clll!erly antlQ~, and 'th~ BarlGqUIDS Qlay: t:le ... , Britipt Workman wt. v. S.B. a.nd
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Iola.nth c.
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Delta v. Fa.ctO..v
SIeveDSon m at-MJ,lIjrt~tg for tlic mectiDn,d tb(llr [ CollCiCe ~:
Cooke, . ful14>ack; Thorburn.
b Oll8e I and far pt'ovicitng retre.hme.uta. 'lIlc SpC('l· . W:: lker~ T alj15'r and Johnson, thrce.qua.rters; LleJIt.
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m~ ~ ! mOQCfI, all ~amed, were next day placed Bloy~ a.nd ..MI['. Nowman. bal f. !Jacks; .
Jude.
TiJebunt City ' v. P&Dgboume.
on !'lowl at the Biladlng Museum. wh el'e t.hey way Me-t.eaJfe, · Lockwood, McLeod, Baird. COx CooUl
Palmer ~ 0 .:8. v. Factory It .s."
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woold b&'{e
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Rca.ding will h ..?e
e1e;en
the fi e ld
a.t Elm Park tcH:Iay (&.~urdILY) 88 th at wblch dcfc.a~ NorthamptoD,
as follO'w\I: -Cr awford;
Sm Lt.~ and HOOar ; ChrlAtie, Mavln and C. W.
H-arbl(:\ go; C-a.rr, \1lcst.on, Wra.y , Ba,llcy and Loft·
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fl..ca.ding't; reserve te.a.m has been chosen 83
f?~lows; :~H. Cooper; ChUl'("hil1 and Chorley; 1".
E.' Coopet' (Claoton Town), Rose and Goodman: A.
P . Snllth tCulvar St root Work.s, Colchester), Welt',
"E. Dilley (brother to tho Millwa ll player), Alld rCVi 8
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assocla.ted CorrCSr lldlng period la.st year .! .... 1324 1
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Numbet or p&l5Songt!rB, 225,882~
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A lIESSAGE FROM WADI·HALFA.

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A. HugglD5.
21bs. 102. 3dr.; 3,
Wicks, lib. 2ozs. ;
S. Wakc, 1102.5.
8, E. FTceman,
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Mr. Sainsbury ha.s been in practice nk a n archl '
sin ce 1908, · and he h as preparedl t he '[l1.a.II~
BERlKSHFRE OIlJOKEI'ER'S AP'POINTMElNT.
the hou,es now being .red.~
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TIle appomtment l of Ma.j or G. G. M
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th e \\()Il.kno~n county crll,kcLc r
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Lo t.he secrc£u.ryshi~ of thc Sn.ndy L-odgc
of \!.e\'eral open'compet itIon s, a: d in .190S
lS B, 1ll000t popula.r · 6oc. Major Benll ett h as
at the .M idl and C0l1ntl~
1 ~ Buildin~
fin~ a.thlcihc ca:reerl and . v laycu c rlckct tor Oxford
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Unrvorslj.y and tllQ BCI'kshlre COlmty Clu h.
H;e
,E xh ibitIOn for buil?in g. de sIg s, an I.r~
ser ved. fox ove l' fur year:. "d th thCdMacltiu e Gur
h e won the fiI'St. premlUm In QP D conrpttlj
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In France anH on Lh~ llhmo ', nth the ..\..fUl\y I
in G-reat Britain ill oonnectlOn ith FnJ:n
of octJpat.ion.
borou"h Urbk Council H Olls ing sche~. At pre
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GUARDIANS' ELE(;';PION.
sen t he is engaged on h.auslIIg scheme' ot'k for t e
In tJhe forthcomin g co,!ltcst fo!' Tepresent.a.tlvcS C
, rO,wma:rsh iRural DlStrici Cou.ncil - and. t hJ
0 11 tho Boa,rd of Guardl&.ll5 fOI Cavcrsh ilin EIUit.
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WaHl a.nd Ha.Ule 'iVard, olcctor s would{ do well to F0k..inghl,m ~ District Counet1.. ~e b~hev~
w mamoo.r the OQIISl!lenhollS work. t.halt Mi' Ra.j n In keeping down t he cost. of the bmldmgs m the
lias .dOll G uUt'Jng hI:] SLx' yoa.rs' 8cnicc on tlie Boarp.
of rn.te payers, a.nd encoura.g in g private1
H e IS the 0I~)y ca.nd idHoto who st.alldR fOI' C8.\'crsllllm
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F..n.st. W lud M a. Libera.1.
Por BattJe Ward M;r rb"t.e,rp.eise for t he p urpose of get~ing more ouscs i
~n d shou ld pt'ove ~~·orthy rC' p'l csenta.t tv6, ~s h ~
are so! urgently, needed.
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li particularly kocn on wOI'k among tho aged
SlU nsoory h as had a Wide and u s:cful
J~oining up in August 1914" in tbe
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OHILD EMl'LOYMEN'I'.
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T h Readtng Blanch of th e Natlona.l Union of
Royal B qrks, he ' was ga7.ett.e d second lieuten~ Ierl~ lllt.vo passcd tho follow'!ng r eso lution.of t he ·W lll.shiro .Regim ent t he followmg NoThe Re».(iIng" BrAnch ()f the Natlona.l UnIon of
Re 1W aH one of t.be officers chosen to
C l ork ~ strongly deR'reoa.t.es t he a.ct iOfl or the Read·
lIIg To,wn Coullcil In defea.tlllg t he
Plopeer Depa.r tme nt ::It Fort Broc!(hurst
of t.he r'.lduca.tlon· Committee wlH~r(:Oby
in 1915, an d ,~a5 sent by the War Office,
school a.goo shall bo cmplol'ed' be-tOl c
nos an !Army officer on the Somme in Scp.
and h~ the C()u lI~iL wi I hke RU
tumty to reverse thiS dOO.5101l m the
1915 ) t o t ake charge of the const.ruction
tho Cilllidreu."
lines by the entrenchmg battalions.
I II,'e,"","a n~ SIHnsburv. as he t hen was, took part'
D1SCHARlGTlD
the first b~ttle of th~1 §..omme, July ! HHo! ana
Mom-bers of the Diseha.rged
then posted as field engineer to t he 2nd .~y
H: Hs.wkins
1\1. tb~
.£Te&t.ly
on) O'yoo
tho " smoke r "
(;01119. He Pe rformed those duties tlU the finish
f o\lOy,'ing oon tnbuw.1 ·-I}jl'!8
of the war; hi! rank wn~ t hen renl'[}()rary captilin.
MlSS Co llinK"ood , MISS £I"Th tccn
ma jor . He "W~ me ntioned in Lord H :ug's
'Hawkms i '!:tllCl;, I.l'cinnd , " ' Ilson'
~v~lock acted as a.coomJlaJ\II:' ~ and
.
di :5patch of November 13th, 1916.
One of the
clJlllrm~ . ~18S CoIlUlgwood' ls .II.
,!" od"I",t chief ~Ol'k.a in which h e tqok patt was the con·
a nd prmClpa.im Wplsh J:o;lstC'd.tlfoo.
!'itruction of Plumer's Drive, wh ich ran through
Lofthouae 18 th~ cliatrmall (01 tbo next concert
St. Patri~'S Day. 1
.
S anctuary Wood, dl,lting t.he ihird b allle of
Durirg this service on the Sommo be was
ott.",.", to t.he Anzacs. and w as congral ulated
I Birdwood upon his work.
He ~~
collg,atlllwted by J...ord All ellby for his wOl k

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PARISH C{)UNCrL.

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the n aln6 of lIl!1 PAp;1

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a. counterpOIse. Women go 10.

~et.ot.r:Y-Ma.nager (Mr. r.bllU'Sha.1 1) to

~ENtrION

waiting for now ?

the

Rl1". C. w. O. Jctrkyn

EXCE,~,(Oi~'A'j:iNi;;\J'LI;LjNG

on the funda.ment al economic ques.
a:re about to otcupy the public mind.
"*,Ign"",t &'lllle t ime, th is illstinctlN'e san ity of
J'
will not be wot8ened as the result of
Now th.a.t womelJ .hal"e the
wom~n ~e -likely to get it, t hey
. on 1. to thm.k . serlo\lslv
.....1,' 1,'-.
.....,. a nd
8eTlM of pa.pers I desire, not ind~ed to
t~"'II:~t" j into their hea.d.e:, but to start
themsclves..

th~l s.me

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A!> a tl!.!u lt of t he elevation to the Aldermalilc
Bench of COJlllcillor E J ackson , in succession to
lale Aldef mnn W. Poulton. a vaean tly OGeUIS
f~r II. Tp.presentative fo r Battle '''a,d Oil t,he Town
douncil. Fot !:hls seat .M r. F. G. So in sbury., a.
known Joca.l t l'chltect, ha.s come forwnrd, and
I
he is a. ma.n of wide experience on hous~ng maHen
he should fi~d a, good deal of S\lPp0rt. in h iS

of C&v('.l'W 'Wll , W(l.6 dnvmg hlS motol car up th~
V8.!Jtenl-road OOwa.rds the PQlice stat.IOll when a
cyc!l.t>t. Ituddenly a.ppearoo In l frout, 01 hint from
beblnd a cJt.b
Tho rcv~rClld gen Uc:>'IIlan lIIstllntly
applied hiS bla'kC3. bu!: unfQol'~Unale: ly colhdetl '\Io;1 t.h
the oycli5t, Mr. Tro",:oridgc, of O ~, .Klllg·S-'Oad,
Cln'eubam, oamlDS' hlat scvere out.tl'auout. IllS faeC.
He conveyed tAlt) U1]urcd mElon t.o Lho Uoy al Herb
H CllSPltll.l, wh ere he was dctam oo.

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when replYing to Advett.l6ementa Ia. theat
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g'1a n ted t he Vicar,

'''I!IDENT TN V ASTER!' ROAD.

ECONOMICS A.....m TIrE !vOTE.
the da.ys before the war, the present. writer
indi« .....u t on t~u ..tj?"" of Vet.. for
He oould J ver ' no f6i1-SOns why
l!ibowd not be~
1 i e~ tho vote, if they
it, and the the ' cal arguments against
o women were childishly
who lo)ow Low ]i~t1e vrune is
to poliliajl, propOOsYing. · On the
th.c practica.l l'I!:Iults of giving women
in other oountrics were Inot suoh as to
anyone wildly enthusiastic to give it to
in t his country.
I
Great 'War, which lIM aJtered many- thing!
pr<)f~I'PdUy. h as profoundly altcreq t.he' Tela.trou of
to the who1e community, and, in particul~r,
eoononlic rela.t.ion.
In tho first p1ace, it wa.s discovered not
th.'tt women could d o manv kinds of work
'. had h itherto boon left exclu8lvely to men,
"'hnt wa.s aWl more Sllrprising, t·b.a.t they
learn to d o them in a very short time. The
theory and practi.,. ef , killed l.bour get.
which It wllI lnot reoover in a. hUITY.
must havo political pon.-er corresponding
newly discovered econOffilO power. · It
do to ha\'e their productIve capacity
by t.he self.int~restOd conduct or men,
tho inevItable result, of the Wilr what is
1.5 bigger output; still bigger output , ·out·
gr'O"~~.. mg blgger j If w Olne n hke to sl i.de
th en' prt>,WM economic sLat.us, by all
them, for thi" is i\ free cou ntrv. R ut.
not be forced back by the preponder.
"l. ,.~." . - " power of the male volce.
th~ second place, t.he extension of ex·
.
among the men electors makes it :rethllt the n umber or lvomen cleeton should
•.
lincre,,~d
.
'Women ha.ve. the finn - ~ ' nd d ••p.
b
t:l>J. ...
the !It.ability of socIety for thev a.ud
intere6u are tho first 'to suffer· when
comes. t h."I.vo no obje,ction whate,·er
which is t bo deliberate choice of
this country. If this people want.s
toll""I\(m'~;"" the tailw&vs, or t.he mine!l,'or both ,

,

h as

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In
~ 0 ui.a.ry ar iamentuTY way,
the res ult
of a.n
l campaogn a.mong
B educationa
I
h
el ec \0 -_.
<",",e.
u w at somo men Labour
Wbll id like to do is to bounce 118 into
n~t~~'nn"J.a.t., on . and we j\\' n.nt. .the elcctom1 power

,

40/-

F. G' I SAINSBURY TO STAND
FOR BATTLE WARD.

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PENfE.

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COUl'!le ,

to

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' KINDLY

ELECTION.

Giles ', Rt-admg , ,to "fit up the n orth
th e church, to ' (Ol~ an I\umbr y, Rlld
t ablet In thn Ilorth HJsle to tho
law Mr. L. de L . Simont1s.

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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

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eogrOlved.

~h~e ~:..ro'

1

TWO

electorate, t he p jura.'l VoLe WJll
the trouble of pl'Jer,'mg, for If
Bi lt::omes int o foroo tnere will be
13 millIon men voters Iand just. o'l"er
women votel'S.
when the seoond R efonn Act was
n.nd the ten.pound householder in towns
vole, Robert Lowe, a. great phraae·maker,
memorab1e thing: .. V\Te mu...~ now educa.te
.. At e\'cry Succcssl, e extenMon of
ftanch',. from 1832 down to.l0ur own time,
told that we should ha.\'e to write
over our portal s, &in~ tho inev itable
be t hat our glory wouJ.d h a.\·o depart·
nonsense n,ll the time,1 RJld if anyone
enough to utter It now,
wil1 be non.'
0'V"e't' again: There will
no cataclysm
evmy woman has acquired the franchise.

Be

Office "f thlS IPu,l'er • • No Job too lUL·ge.
lima\).

Wedding RIDg and

TABLYlI' F OR ST. GILES' CHU>R.GH.
A facult.v

occunoo.

rd'

SPECIAL OFFER.

rl cbl,.

:Kight" Qn Fnday next a.t t.lie Abbey Sehool.

llOYAL B£R.KSRIRE HOSPITAL. ' ~ .
i. - THE NEW REFORM BILL,
. During the week. e~ldi llg Sunday. Mal ch 7th , 41
I cal'ry my' mind bacl: a nd reflect. (')~C'l' m 'patielli6 wero a.drmtted 1.0 t,he rloopltlll 42 were
of the C'fUTIpaign 111 favour of Votes f()r di.sohaTqoo. and 59 ope...at..1ons Vi OIC l)O\ fo:mcd.
the three vears before tbe war, tho pro.
CA. VER8HAY HOCKEY CLUB.
m the Ro~se of Commons on Friday,
A meotwK of Ule Ca'·ct'Sharu H ockey CIIJb was
2iLh, acquire great 8lg lu6cancc. On held I'Ll" the G rc&t Western H otcl y",,,c"duJ'\
(Fl'way) :At.. till S mccLing all prCl5cut
)':I.r Omnd:, lno\'ed tbe seco nd r ead m g to g ive LhCll' suppor t. for 16. sugge.itoo lI CW
ROI"·.".",t,,Uon of the People DIl l. alld hiS
wllhout a. dlvi~o n . Yet t he
LOCAL WILL.
J\li!19 Ma.ry Dobouih Cba llot-to W IUlS of 11 , Tile.
o[ the P cople Ddl propORe,9 to
hlun-road , Reading, whoso deatb.
00 Ute
a. revolutiona.ry change. lL proposes to give 4t,h January Jast, hli.S left cst.a.tG valued at
to women on precl se.ly t·he !>3lllC tenos U~ £552 10i:, ..... t.th net pen!onll.lt.y £413 15. 6d. Col.
are grnm to men . At 21 yoars of age Rny Charles ti.opo WHhs, C.B .. of Windh.B.IQ Olub, tit.
J&1l1 CB'-&qIUlIO. h CI brot hcr, :us tho soJo cxoouOOr.
ma.n o r ,\ oman , possess mg tho neeesslU'ily
Requ ired qualificatIOn , J,m become a
, REV. P . N. HAlRRISON All-om VIENNA
In orUCI t.hu.t. he '!nlght. be able to see for bimse lf
[or 8.11 local and Pnrha.mf'nt ary elections.
the oondltiuns of life in lhnt hUIl"er-st.rieken OILy
1 thUlk of this proposal passing iLs second
oi Vlt~m o., tho Re\'. r e\'Cy N. H a.rl':"tSon, the PIL'itol'
Wit hoot a dlvi~l on I reflect 0 11 tho .\\hir h- af Tllllltr, Congregattonal t.nurcll,
hu Jeft for
A1Lc;l.ria.. The JOUIIlt.ys to and flom a.lld his SOJOl1rn
tune.
t.hC: IQ will t.o ~plcu.d o, er 8. period of tlil eo weok·s.
WQ)IEN V OTERS THAN MY-N.
MUSEUM F'RJ;E LECTURES.
GO\7ernment cllber ndopts tho Bill or
The la!t of th($6 lectu rUi fOI t.b.I& sessIon wUl be
fa.ctlttie.s fur its passage thl'Ough the ~'lVcn
in t.hc Art. liallery Oil Wcducsda.,. n cxt. whcn
It may be tnken for grant~d tha.t it will · Mr . C. E Kcyser, )L A .. F.S .A., will ooncludo h15
btl *n the Statute Book. Whell it ~ets son es on \ tho ,. Arclllt.eoWrc of the Churches of
t lle- additio nal cost o[ prepaTlng the rogl~' B CI'ks hll o,' wh~ n the P Cl pend lCul1ir P erJ oU mil
lJo cJoscnhcd.
lIlu.stratlons by liW.tcrn VIews as
,· c..icrs ,\ ill be between 1£300,000 3.11(1 usu a l.
equa.lly between t.ho National
" F1ROM BEYON D :rHE VALE."
E,cl~"l., e~ <l nd the l.O('al R ,liC:s.
'rhi, IS olle
In vieu· of SIr Arthul' COli an Doyle s ,lSlt to Ute
effect. Another. of whlE Su' Rob~rt Town H a ll lrhl8 ..... eek , \\ 11 011 hc dea-It wlt.h thc suI)bit terly compla ined 1Il Ula jHOUS6, is t hat J(.'(Jt of .. SpJ.l'lLoalism," aU IIlt.mc.;.lt.'oCi m t1nts
proposes. m paMing a.s It. "fcre, to Ilbolish que-stolOn )loro UlVI !:t>d t.o t he G l cyina.rs' M en's Ser", iL~ Oll Sunday aftern oon next, when a n addrcss
ot.ing. What no L iberal qovernmellt. yet wiJl be gwen by tho R c\'. W. A. Dolu:",·ty, cntIt led
boon strollg enough to ~ 9 is now to be " li: cssagcs {I·om beyond. t.h ~ Va.le."

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PRlNTING.-;-AII k; n~ , of Co';;:
CO~[MERCIAI.
mI!H·t'! lal And . General P rmtmg exeOltted :d Iho

rO ODl.

Tn COn1I CCl,iOn With the R.ewmg B ranch of the

rif7papelr.
it haS
necessary
and
the been toml.d
increo.sing
cost
to inorease the price of Ith'e '~e6d.
ing Observer " as from SAT UtD4Y
NEXT. MARCH 20th. to

By A MERE MAN.-

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PrIvate seiechn}::

READI NG SHA](ESPE!\RE :50CIF.lI'Y.

ANNOUNCEMENT.

to the large increase in

Ea.t

".,,·nT.POINTS, FOR ' WOMEN
VOT.ERS.

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~:ith a handsome

,

Wedding Gift Freel

Bnt\.S.h EmptrlJ S hak c!;peare Soclet.y, th e mr.miJe u;
WIt! ~ IV O l\ dmma.tic rea.ril na of the ~ T'Hdftll

Sireet. Reodmg.
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Southampton Street.
READING . .

.oluOlIlS.

H OUSES of tm, .. Bett.eT' 'stUll. ,.
can be obiaUl.ed from Hawthorns, Wood

Of

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,SAMUEL

N()1I~-,Adv.rt; •• '''.n'' under this beading can
1"""lpttod up till 2.30 Dn. Friday .fterflOOft..
pa per is publiahod some t¥(O boura later.

and accident.aH ~ .

1M. VENNER & SONS

Solid Gold.

"<1;0"' 10 /6
~F'~!~m 25/-

ARenom'~'
of IV

TE ADVERTISEMENTS.

":A:l'

501d by ~ elgbL

,A SPECIAL EASTER'wEDDfING
ulectlon

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ml1'~ed

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FREE FROM RATION

LlIle5t {,u hlon ::tble
Co nr t 11),1($10 Ha ll-

'LUCKY'WEO

Southampton Street.
READING.

,[

WEDDING
fiINGS.

should be crowned by tho thought that
thf most ~rl'cet that nlont!.Y can- buy. H .I !';.;"",I!'.
Ring!'! are ~rfc.ct-per rcct U) their golden
perfect for a ll (ctiO'le·~· ear. H. Samuel

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1\1 VENNER &:SONS

~p"ci~Ii'"', _ILoodon Works.

BRITISH BUTTER .r

EASTER

New Laid Eggs
PLENTIFUL and CHEAP.
AT

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Traffic TeedpL!!

w~ck

I Numbc1 of

ending Fe.b. 19th
P.. g.... l ti.4S4.

,on

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