Reading Observer 03-1920

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LATE 'ADVEQ.TISEMENTS. '

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NOTE.-Adftttlum.ala uder tM_ ~ ..d!a. oaa
be accepted up IIll 2.30 en Friday oIle",oon,
The paper ia pablltaed

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Td1wN CO'UNCIL
. ELECTION.

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do aooumulate.
o~ buy. new thin, coa·
&Ild dt6r a wbi\e th.y a.z'6 put .»de. You
!o&1 ,.;\ ..... t them
mote .. hut Ithey would be
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I POUL'llRY ROtJSES of tM ' ''l Better .Hwlt/"
kind can be obt.ained from H ..wt.hotns, W~od Pro<tucOO o~ly 1,069 vot.c.s, of wluch two wero cast.
lSpaci&list8, London Works, East ~:,troet., Rc&dmg.
out- M l!ipoJ:lt. p~. On t.bo votes returned the.
N"" Lis.. Free.
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~ATE TENNIS OLUB.-Lad1 &nd Gontlo·
m&11 hSNe vacancy
for & few G<lntlemen
Mem.ben;; - W r ite Mrs. Ceutia, I, Westc:rn ~lms

W. 1 .00LLEY <ia~) :........... . 683
!!'. G r SAINSBURY .. , ......~....... ~ .. ,'484

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HOUSE with la.rge gardcu.
W ANTED 7-roomod
September. ~cnt o r purcha.se.POSSelSS l OU

C W , 72, Belmont 1Rbad,

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ITXTELLS' Walhngford, WhitbJ'98.d ts .and Oa.~h'll

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MET CO,RESPONDENT. AT READING
WAR HOSPITA.L. '

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Officer).
he, had great pleasure lin waI·
~,em.~s a.t tha.t, the first, meetwg
5lDCC t.l1elr elccUoll, RCl w~ very

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BRING
THE
RIGHT
PEOl'LR
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thing, ull anything, or 6%tilia.nge &nytblng, ",heD
you want. to find & situation or .. n fJmployco, ~
Let. • House, ..d'96l'tise in the columna of tbm
J oUJ'Dat, The tbree 01' four 11 Des you inH n WlU
be eea.nnM by jost. the ~ople you ..... nt to re&cJt,:
peoDle TO'j would find dlfliculty in rea.chinr lD &DJ'
l other way.

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Colonel Le.!lie Wil ~on a.nd Mrs. WU!!on will be a\
Iloma at the Tow n Hall on Friday, April 9th. See
Ild\'t.
"Broa.d.stTOOt. Congregational Church Choir ",111
lve A. concert III tho Town Hall on A!lrll 7th In
111<1 of th o R£'a.ding Bliud .'\.i fl Soclet.y aud Dr. :Ha.I'aldo's Juhlloo Fund. Sea ad\'lo.
The R c\-. W. Morton Ra.",·linson is t.he preacher
t Broad-strC'Ct. Gon!rtega.t.ional Church on SUlld~y
spCCl&1 6crvu::e VI'lU bo held OU Good Frlda.y . :see

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A SUSPICIOUS HUSBAND.

through thol best. means

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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

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were

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orga.nisa.tious a.nd c~ecutl,'e
has a.1" f!.ys been to obtain a.
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READING v. NORWICH.
[By "OLD SPORT."]

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ol[oroo.

Siq'lpson.

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WAll. MEMORIAL.

Th o pot.~t.ioI\eIl' .. a.id tha.t h~ w~ ma-rrled in 1907,
and ho and llis wlfo lIved happily tofrCther at
Hart.lcy Court, lRbachng, until 110 re]olned t.hc

On Frido.y o"cllmg In last week B. mcctlDg 1n
connoatJon With t.he propoocd bronze .memorJa.l
t .. blet. to perpet.ua.te tht!. memory of Fincba.rnpstead
Army on the outbreak of ",n:. In Noyember, 1914, me n who made the f!lJ!)rcme sa.crtfico in the!
held at E'3St Court, tho residcnoo 0 Mr.
he went to France, and aJtorwa.l'da to Sa.lolllca. lu
who was prcsent. ,Others _present
Septemoor, 1917, he 'o btamoo l~v&, and spent l~ i · ~iclt,d~~.
Roctor IUId Mrs. Corfic1d, Mrs. U.
R.t H&I·tlf:ty Court..

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was

t.hClll on sen'lce

fea,

Mrs. E. Lang:ridge.

In

France until lust yoo.l·, ~ hen he was tra.nsferred to
th& H~me Comma.nd.
in onB of last year's leavcs blS wHo told hIm
that sho WS& cuterta1nmg at. tea Boldiecs .ftom the
Rco.ding Hoopital, a.nd mentioned that. t h ere was
e. soldier named Simpsol) who W&s rather a. good
Binger, a.nd ~hat l he had ~!Qcpt a.t tho hOUSCl ocCa.~
s ionaUy.... P ~t.ion er fo rbade her to h.a.ve anybodY
sleeping thterc, \;uld she ·&ppa.reutiy a.o::},ul csccd. .
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, One d&y ho nOticed hangwg out of Ilia wifo's
washing oo,ket
pair . of .silk pyjamas and some
• otber a.rticles 6f 8. ma.n's )lhderclojhmg. In his own
' dressin t100Dl WM a. coat whloh did nat. ttelong to
1\ hun, a.:d therp ~ a. letter 'iiI t.he ooat., wluch h e
dl(I n at , open, ......
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\&.,:~ \oU
: baok to . Bm.Jsetal ib.$ told hli , wife what he had

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GIbbs 0 Godda.rd, C. Howard,
,--":- ' --' Mal1;;6eld, F. Milam and A.
somo discU&SIOh, It. WI\$ ullanlm.mslv ' ..".oh,.n to abandon th e idea. of the tablet
and
a. memm'io.l cross mst.ead. The meetmg
~as 5t-rongly m favour of the Of'06S being placed
at the Junction of the J ubI lee a.nd Rldaet; roads,
n ear North Court., but a parlsll meet.in<,>, wUl
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shortly be held to decide tho mattjl·.
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DUKB OF OONNAUGHT COMING. .
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Tbo drast;ic eba.ngcs which were mada i n ReadtTlhe ~J.a.yor aDDOUllood at. t.he Couuml mcatmg of lng's front. rkk Ja.st week would not appeal' to h avo
tho iRoyaJ Counties' Show tba.t H.R a . Lhe Duko
CAMBERLEY.
Qr OootlaUJjtht. has consented to vay & VI~ut to the ~ad an ~mp;oving e.lf~ on the vangu?Xd, ~s the
show a.t. Reading OIl Sa.f.uroa.y, June 6t.h
The
C{lonane~. i of No~cb, ba.d the S3t\sfn.cbon of
'.' The ~iug Observer" caD:-elwayw be had every
Duke ibM &lways pvmood Q. lively Int:.creet in the overthl"Owmg t he I VlB!tors_.hj.' two goals to love.
~day evenlDg from .T. Court and Son. Sunda.y ' N~w.­
Sooiet.y and v.:M Its pl'~idont In tbe I ean 1900 One feat~rer' A?'Y..6Ver, whiCh was brought h~m6 ~
a~ents. Cambe~l.,:, delivered in Sandburat.
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the .RerLdfng dIrectorate ,~ that Andrews IS litill
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a. ... ery live! pla.y.er, and he WII.i5 lI~t £3.1." ~Ol't ~f
SPENCER';S WOOD.
BlPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY. •
(orward on I
tho'field. Vi fhy b h",
At &II the Readiug Baptist \ Churcb~. Miasionary tbelllg
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a.en.. 68. ~.n W_
F.9, ong"lS qne ? t ~6
§ermona will be prea.ebed &t both mOrDUlft &od even. ipg aervioes to-molTow (Sunday). On Monda.y tbere
am sure
will ;ehr~ tDO
:b eJella.b
Readmg
can offiCIals. nsked .and
COl' a.
I found,
clothes lI.lId
had abe
beeng&Y&
only some
teru(5QrV1Jy removod . from
i-nJ be a t.6a. at 4ndenOn Church to be followed by a. tbmgs
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un\ted meeting, 'wbile on TU63da.y eveniuf'!' & hmebght (£,R50n the)]' could not. produce &. satIsfactory one. Sunpsou's l'QOm .l
l&oture ",m be r.'ven at King'S-l'oad Chapel by tho neT. The h n.lve8
q&a-in off colour, Horler perfonned
Having glven aome .'r.: \;.~t~:~'.~
S. G. WoolJar , of Iudia. For further: particulara strongly. and Orawforo, in goa.\, 'va.a th e hero he left for B!'U8sels. -Ii
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ad.t.
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Young Dill.y, ",ho appeared- at
gwener, ",!d cam.
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"rho annual meeUng of t.he Reading brancb of
i111e G.W.R T,empe:ranco .Union was beld 0 11 Satur·

(]&Y $velllDg lD last wee'lr. The HOn,. ~ernOtl H.
. ~ was agam re-elect.ed prC6~u8tt\ J loud 811" E.
almer. Bu-t., Mr~ .A. T . . BI
. MT.' J. C .
&nd Mr. W . Spl1.rka 'viro.nrcsldcnt,!.
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,~IM.e.tion ,;t.b~.::t:.;::\:b~ell~g~~~~:~~~~~~~;~fj;~

the

C<llltn,-fe,rwardl\ fo'l'R<adin g, pl.yed with an admir. I Ho found hIS
en,me ill fo r so much 1'0u~h
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to-dalr. (ISaturtl.y) as that which peT-I -"=====:;",!~=='Oi!i.::;'7'"","~~~_I' .1
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On the whole--I undorrt.&nd-salioll,<lt;lon;- and a. determination h as been
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WOMEN'S LIBl'J&U, A.BSOCIATION.
'l"he &D.Ilna.1 meeting of tho 'Reedi:n8: Womrn's
We lU'e officially informed
ow Liboral ,\sso<rl.tjon W&!S held atif"tWet
I on Wedneeday. when Lady &t.b
an j~yo
pon the weRth....
Should
an mt.eresting address on eoonomla!l . The ~
ouId .be this. and tha.t ma.n,
·~1eM.ed for the ensuing year , wcr -Mrs . • T. :.:'j;:r~o~~";~~' ·
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'1awyor {bon. .~t&,.,.), !In. J. c..tley (hon. 1.1:
1jrea.&Ut't'lr), Lady lUt.hcreed8.n, MnI. Belc~1 Mes·
J;tlorill, }fTB. W. Be1oher~ Mrs. ~ghes. Mrs.
, "~r, Mrs. Galt MiUar. MT"8. · Da.J'Y&lI. Mrs.
(C'ift~"'''d from p"'Ylou~colllm •. l
;Molla.nd. Mrs. Trega.y, JAn. P eaoook t Mrs. E'almer
of entriea for the Doyal Countios'
And MisS Neville, as oxceut.ivo oommltt.e.e.
2n?~ 3J'd, 4th and 5th aro announced.
P.\SSION MUSIO AT ST. LUKE'S.
0'9 READlNIG.
\ .. From Olint to Oalvary" was the Passion m!1~
Monday- the first "inoe
!!-ven at St. L~e'. Chtll'Ch on Wedneeda.y enuUlg.
WB6 fonna.Uy present.ed
laken u & who1e it WM U good .. anv preTioWi
:a;ecital ot that fine work in Reading. The teDor. 1010s
""ere matterly rendered bt Mr. A. A. Lee, of Ewn
0Qllego chcur . ln the una.,void ..ble a.bsenOe of Mr. ,V
Df,dds, Mr. Eaton Cooter, Of St. Georke's Chapel.
and H.M. Printe Chapel, deputised a.a Ithe
The other aoloilt. were !Yute}' ~rod
. Gla.dJ.I Kinll.t.on, MiSs ~~~erinR', Mr. F.
qanduciod.
Mr. Appleby. Mr.;uthur O. Fost.r

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rmerl1 01 Qooylria",~ Church. Read;~i, 40Uy"~
mast. inte~ting arld a.ppropriate adar~.

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meeting
the _~'i;~11i,:!hT~~~:
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PQ68lble and to further tho progrt'lSS of t,he working'
MISlI Stmges. Th ey woUla find
cla..sse8. K 6 has heen connected wttb the 1;.abour
MI"!. Mu: de Bat.he, well known 'throughout
heln t.o the differl.:!nt committeeS and
Pa.rtr M dfOlegate from tho ratlway 'm en C\'er ,iuco R eadin ... a.nd distnct. on a.ocou~t of tb~ elle!""'etlC
Coun'cll. Dr Ward, too. ' would
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M<r.
lhstitu rlOIl of tjl o movement locally.
;.Mr.
an old fri("'Dd come back.
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(ollows · tho OOCU!)&tlOll of gu&rd on tbe w:t.y in w-hich s h e n.ssisted m any war-time cha.ntJes,
and hM glven much of lI lS leut.ure LO forcm.ost. among them hemg the Nat.iOQ,Bl Egg ~~~~c;~~,.. Ward, Sturges a.nd Bla.k:& hrie11y
flhc cawo ho has 110 much a.t heart.
l'und ~ WM thill wC<'k divorced from her hUliband, r,
. As oom~ \"ith u.e Ugura for tho Ward at. tbe
Ma.xlmllian
do Be.the.
eolOoel on
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election jn ovembel' Jut thore ill B IIUb!!tautial reduu- Batllo asked.
f(1r the John
diasoiutlOti
of bis Ir;Ia.ma.ge
I Committee; which sa.t a.t once.
tiou ill the
hour vota and increue in the oppo,ition
tho ground ' 01 his Wl!e'. m;'·condUOi with the 00FINCH' AMPSTEAD.
'Vote . The gurea were then :-

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The lIu~ful ca.ndida.tc IS a. ~ railwo.yma.n and
1S Prodd~ of the ~ading (No.1)' Br&llch of tho
Na.t.lOnal p'Olon of tRnilwaymen, and bas I represented t.ho IN.U.,R. a.nd J.L.P . on a gciod many con·

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bodies.
His aim

Noted SomcrHtshire. Stout. ~ LO N. 8pmts
:mlv Proprietory. Best 90ll.llty BmndIGS.-Goddard,
u Oaborne Ar mlS." Grerfriara Road, Readmg.

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mDLY MEN1'l0N the n&mfl of thll Papel'
when repl,.ill; to Advertisement. in tb. .

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- Good. opening ' for a I W:ELL EDUCA.TED YOUTH -to len.l'D .rou~.­

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dance, BJTall1ted by M,. ~, F.
ill tho Drill Ha.ll on Thu rsday

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for re-oov~rlng the blUiard t-able
The Ho&pit.&l. ha" reeclved !fom thl!! parish of
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It is an ~dina.ry fact that, despite the , to pro'lWe a. memori..J. of those who h ave tallen
ACCIDENT.
many problems tbat agit",tc t.he puhud mllld Bt m the wn.r.
On WOOt1csday ait.el'noon a. ht.tle boy', ,na.med'
tho momen~ ' ..nd the many goruDlblea , }l"t. or ~ un·
As t h IS M1m is not !l.uffio1ent to endO'Vo' a bed or
William E\'ans, W~lO lives e.t Ma~hman·pl8Ce broke
lwtt.. tha.t aIro heerd or nnd road. of, but litt.lo &Vo.t) oot.. it I.S lUiellded, to pl&eo III II. sUlto.blo P:QSitlOll li1s l ~ while gcrl.tallg on t.he stl!)p of Mr Ball~otth·s
IS taken of jopporluniti85 af eJ;pressmg t.h ~'Se v1eWS
ono of the wJl.l'cb-;-(ormorly oc.cuPJed by wO.'.I ndcd
In t he Ma.rket PlaCe. Dr. Mllburn n.t.tendCd to
fittlo fellowis ID!urioo, 8. .. greenstick." Ifrac·
when they loocur. ~tllough t.lle electlon for a. , 60Idie.rs-a meruOt"~ tablnt ' to reoord tho glit. 'l'b .,
.nd P.C. Rill look him home 101", In 1Jh.
CounCill:! ' ~W •
whlch took.. blacc on I ...mpl. 01 &okl.bury may well commend itself to
W~osd&Y. ~,a.,.
lCatIvo or "be t.rend of tho other. pa.rishes or lndiv1du s.ls, tU,ld in?C!ed it f.oukl
t lmos in J rC:su.1t, Y It PO I cry'Cd to show the be d~ l t. to find flo moro aPlIropnate ror~, ot
gCltel al
. Y ....."'Ith ..".hich the e\· ~t. was re:a.r.ded mem~al.
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ITOUBJ.~ALIBM.
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GIFT 0 IF A WAR MEMORIAL

Buc.klobury~·Ma.rlston

"ery little and it woula at onel put.I,.,ou Into touch
with the People who want just the 'ela" o.t .rticl.
yoU b&Y6 to se11. Try itj Ute hyd cuk 1A beit.F
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tlae('ol to IOmeone,
, .OU GOuld get a
~oe for '&hem. Anyhow, ,. -Fall mnrt.IM·
1DtII~ 10 our m'leeUa.nepUi oolumn .... oul~ coat 1eM

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