Reading Observer 04-1920

OBSERVER, 'SA
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QUARTER SESSI
r
~mp l e lllt\lL01: IS

car JnJ,:ht su rpo~

Olin {C'r'

AND MRS.

for " ('em Inti the llf!CEi':tf;

APPElL TO PARENTS.

v

for the plt .. engc Or .
dub It ''' ;J.!! on I' ~
a"rtnge rnen t s ! W:lS rttl i
omn.., t o the route; to he
wged at I he I )....:t mOJl)en~ CPr!-

to 11l1 s~le t o

:'n l

pcn J"e a rid cl~ ~ t

by • lo.rge nom bor o~ Magt"""",
B~yon (Lord Lleutens.nt ot
Cameron Gull, Bal't., MaJor-General

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SENT TO BORSr,\!,.

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Wa4~n,p.""

f

ela.ted \nth
lvh o F..pent m oney more f'1""
t.ho.n hlJTl "eH He had robbed tbe mone , boxes of
h f! hrotheJ san d 6lete rs
The prisoner ' l"<lS sc nt to a. Bors:f.a.l Inltltuhon
for thr-eo years

the dbairman. Sir Regms.ld
.Apla.nd, K C , who waa lacoompamed

a motorlatl " il.t! enCOlln.
h n broke n down car a fe",
n :alll duc to pUIS It.
a nd dlciitlc. hChon, and
l'oluble motoflst who
lo,·eiltn ,,,. th& o~der "llt! g lve o
In a h \ lnk the Cfl.l
to ho fit-b cd out. agll ll\
and ,nth renew(>(J !
'Wh o obeyed t he order t(J
Dev mt !tIck W1t.h' the en
o"d er to a~lst the OWlI£';
' irun ,n 'n" ord er ilgRm. In ord61
continue On h lJ!. ws,
'" orse for t.he ad\"enture

I

oon

Qua,r!.er Bessio", for t he County of
at the .AJ!".e Oourt.. Readmf on

w LS ~tfel l acoompll!;hed Unl ll

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Oo!. W P Nuh, Co Broadbent,
Mojo. Darby Griffitb Mr C E
A Fenn!., !Q. A J MRCh)"

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Cynt Pnor (16) nnel Goo Ha.rold Pnor 116)
labourers ,\ ore cb<l>rged '" lt h breakmg a.nd e17tel'"
109 a. storehouse on December 29th 1919, 1000d
8Lea.hng one b,.1.li of b\lne 4lbs of gunpo"i de.r,
a.nd 44lb9 or shot to t he valn~ of 155 the !pro-pert'} of A.dam Mortimer Slnger, of Milto n
1 hm e \I as :\ further charge of theft
I
The li\ds pleaded g uiltv
I he p rosecutmg counsel st...,ted that 10 break
109 tnto the \\ areho uso t he pn80ners had d ope a
comnderable amount of dam age ~LIDa.ted a t

o

lli W.. Alexander and Mr Fran cIs

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CONSTABLE S REPORT.

ro-

£ 2Q

!Supt Fo.ler Bald hy had known the IRd. tOl' •
&gamst

..-rot.. Shake.p .......-

38

npp l\rellt ly not. much, even
make It known To be "
for s ucR RJl l.l1lportant conEomt!thmg. ~ly but whett
In tha. -wa.r for one's" \
bo lds R.n lmporta.nt
the country, on~ w.ould: ~
,,"'Duo'"
But tfP parentlv d.

30--73
H

40
under

11""'1.....·.6.1

Loshe Orme
of the posters, for tbe
"'-11..8

overheard between

to whom the

Member

1S qUI16

Who IS thIS Lleut Co] Le.ahcr
to . peak ? - B '.. I don t
RS
,,.,,to.nWeJ
tbe

F';

Orm." tbat d,d
to !!!peak of OUr worthy

Leslie ' Vllaon

H

ARAGRAPHS.
of the firm of D rs C1o,..~
R eading begs to jnrOl'lQ ~

tbat he

11" re!.ifeci frotil

of Offenders

Du;u\Uosed-....del ..et.101l. 1 f I)

pV!t

aa a spea ker a t:. a loca l
or other went wtvng Wl t b

num ber of '\Iears
They wero n o t relnted. but.
h ad been very 01056 l.'o mpam oTUI HtnCe boyhood
Goo l)nor, pllrtlcularly bore a. verY bad ciJrac
tel
They were m foct. eo well known tbl~t. nn
one \\ auld e mploy the m In hiS oDlnlon D. Rr&t
d eal was dllO to home uUluences -j
l
The lads were sont to a Borstn.l Instit ut ion for
three ye.1.rs
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an d (3) 6

I
ARMY RECORD NO hX((USE

ove r UndeT' laection 1 (1) (n)
und ... P robation of Ofllce~ flOe-

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2)

1-12

Ot'

Wlthdmwn

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NON JNDICTABLE OFFENCES

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Berh on J anuary 16th 'W1lb. mtent to commit a
felun"
Mr S.herwood 8ald the pnson r lalld hIS ~lfe
had .a.ppcllI'6d to hnve entered h e- prosecutor 8
Dl8IIlIS5Cd under sech on 1 (1) n nd (3) 34
p rO nllse8 but fled booause the II UlO they m ad e
[be wife 'W aa
lcluuged 'WIth
I B ouDd over undet' ae~on 1 (1) (n) !'J. 4---38 al armed a mrud
DlSl'nlS<:ed or Wltbdrawn
32
the t'n lsoner but t\aJI not ~ent fO~ t rIa l
J
~ OLhCIWlSe d tspOsed of (mthta.rv offences etc).:2
l..rr ]'IcKe n na. for t he defence s!Ud Lbe ,PrI g
One J"9'tenile off~ndEn;. W ruJ sent. to a. reforma tory 011C1' had been In a nd out of con aJescent. h o m es
'bool, an d len \1 ere 'vhlppcd dur mg U. e quarter
\l Ith nClIrasthellJa. and ,' n.e sufl~lIlg from t.hnt
Cbmp3.rad WIth ;he conespondmg l qua.rter for ce mphunt at prel:ent
H e had [ served for 4~
the Tear!1:118, thls r ~bo\\ 8 an Increaso ()f 36 l ndlct
years m tho A.rmv '\\ tlh a goo:d IJ!cord
able ofJ~noos. pnnClpallj m cnse,.c; of bu r'j:tln.ll
The Ch atrman !laid he "" I"~ It to ~ dis
b..ea.king mto "hops, larcenv CaJse pretences a nd r tmctJ, und erstood tbnt th e fa"t. or n man ha.vlng
r eoe1vmg stolen goods
&en ed m t.he :\.rm y W 8.s n o cxcusq or Just.lficatton
The non Indlctable offences show an Incroo ~e or I for oom mtt tmg Clime On the qt hcr Jwnd 1 ~ ~ n6
264~chiaflY under the head of Eduea.tlOn ;\ ct!>
n s mall offence, and q.s a r~ult of lit no h a.I1l1 had
llt way Acts (121) nn d D ogs Muzzhng Order I been do n e to n.n)on<' and the p~lsoner wu not.
(13 )
In n. good state of he.ilth
He p ho Oha.tmlnn)
543

Com'1cte~ __.. .... .
l
451
Dealt "With unrlf'r Probatlon of Offenders
:Act, 1~ -

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!

YEUILY RF.TUR~

ha~ been Informed that

IND~Ol ~LE OFFENCES
Crimes oomnlltted
PenmlII proceeded n.g::unst
Apprdflended
Summoned
Comnutted [or trial

3e6

190
97- 287
46

131

OoDvrct..ci .urlunanly

neeJt

f

upon

Wlt.h UDder ProbatJOn of Offenders

.:sound aver under section 1 ~) Ill)
Plaood Wlder P.obat.ion Office.

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he 'Wer~ dIScharge d h.

II

wou ld be r cc6lvcd back mtl) hE:fIta.I, wbere h e
w ou ld rece l VO t re""t.me nt With a lew tAl ~tor
mg him to he.::Llth If Ulnt w
IiO ho h8.d no
doubt. it would also restore hi
QJl hGncst
hfe The oourt. therefore had 0 lOt.ent.1on of
aendmg him to prison but woul bind hl ~ over
fOl' 12 months to come up for JU
nt if Called

.Act, 1907 D108mIL''50d undel' secllon J. (.1/ and (3, 36
tU>n 2)
, Sent tQ Indurotnol School

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NON WDICT.ABLE OFFE~CES
PersoDll ~eci agalnst

2006
\ Convictid
1666
, Dealt. Wlth under ProbMlOn of Offender s
, AOI;. 1907 I
lhBmJ,ssedjunder 6ectJOn 1 (l) and (3) 146
Bound anr under sectIo n 1 (1) In ) 19
Placed under Probation Officer (sec
flion 2)
i
1- 166
n l~ 01' Wlthdra:wn
114
0tJaerwise disposed of (mtlita.ry ofIenCC8.
etc.)
t
60
Five Juv~e wend en; were sent to r eCqrmatory
lChoolaand thirteen were whlpp6d durmg the year
In9icl.able offences sliow.llimcrea.ee of ov~r 21
pp. cent compll.led With the vear 191s-:--326
ct1mea ha.:uug been comml
fOt' ;WhlC6 27 perP ~ were proceeded aga.1n~ There were three

..... of att<>m»ted murder, 0.11 tJlI <:<> prl..'Oner.
oomg f(lund IguiJty of unlawful woun~ng

Onm... of burglary, housebreakin$ robb.ry
lInt.h v10lence, larceny race1\' mg S\'Olet;l goods and
obtaJnrng ~8 11y fa.lse p ret.enC:e1l ~unt fot
mOliit. of. this ratler large mcrease
crune on
tha.t of p rev Ious I)'ears Cal'-es of ln~ny would
not be so frequent tf owners would o,Y1(Y take the
ordinary precauttons for the safety of thei r
properly but M I ba.... e oontmuaJJy pointed out,
houses and property of a ll kmds a.re left at tlmel'l
wholly unprotected. The poh ce do r all ~h ey can,
when notice 18 gtvon tbam, but cb.nnot be ex
pQcted to be gent.raJ ca;ret&ken of unprotected

0t

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01

'Vol"'-lngha.rn, a. neckJace, a gold nng . and four
pUl'SOS containing the sum of
5 ISs, to the

total ,alu. of £7 2s
rhe g U'1 w a..c; further charged Wlth recelVlng
the good~ \V611 knOl\ IIlS' them to ve b~n stolen
Tlie man plended gwlty a.n~thf'J girl not

guiJty
1\1r Porler, ~ho appea.red for:
e prosecutIOn
srud the fa.cu. o[ the c~ were that tho pn;'
oner MnoDoIlltld and the woma.n !Brooks went:. to
the house of a man named Wp\ Ohlver~ at.
Wokingha.m and represont.ed ~at he W8!! a.
fnend of Mr Chiv ers 60n Th
were tnVl.ted
m and thoy remaIned. there as
eet:a loT' three
d 'YS - Nothing' 't\'l\$ $a.ld lIobout tJien le.o.vlng" 'lOt
111 the eve mug of Ff'Jbrual'Y 1st 1l.ij.~"Mr! ChlvenJ

aDd ber d.ughter went to ehut"Ch the pn.on."
'Went. out s:ll-YlOg t h GV were g~g far a. wa.lk

~ey n6V(lt' returned

After. tll.y hnd .80De tL.

ecklaoe, r ing, and Cour pul't~were JIlli-.ed
Somo daya la.ter the pl'lSOners were IOo.n4 at
Bristol. The mn.n had one of
e pu.rseJ £tnQ
t.he woman "" ns w8Ulng the n
la.oeJ and ,.. bS
1
8, 60 10 p 0S5e&.Jlon of the nng
~
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Wm Chivers of Klmberlej Cltt.a§e, Wakingha.ID, 8aJd that at 645 pm , 0 JanuNy 30th
he Adl8\Vered 0. knock at. the d OQ q.nd found the
m an M$cDo na.ld learung agamst he porch
Thc
Cema-Ie pnsoner was WIth him He InVIted' them
" 1 In consequence of wha.t the mao said anc~

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p"'.\'e..t.y
> '" regard. Don'Ddlct.able offene.., while the

e~terWned th.m fer three days They ...til th,t
on Much 21st tlley we", gomg t.o IhdlaJ, Npthmg

tnt.::..1 2006 offencM, shows a large 1DCTe&8e on the
, r~~ 19i8, the mctOO6e til really not a. lsenous one,
the Lights on V e'bicles Order and D OR:a MHz7.1mg
Order acoountmp: for ruOflt 1£ not nll r of this 10
croa.<Je but It IS Importont ' m the U1tc'rests of the

was Bat d about the data of their leowmg lis
house. On Sunday, Febn!&rY bt
went
t Wlt.h the intent ion of S?Ulg for a. wifk, D1 d
e expectf'Ci tliem back H e dJd not met'> Illml
ag&l.n Illntil tMy wel"E! m a.rrfJSt. a.~ W(!kll~, ni\JJl

pub~. that tbe pohco should grve very sf""•• l atten

h Olil to tb~ two Order:a DninkenneB6 ~d offences
aga.lJlst the mto:rlca.ting hquor 1a.ws ~how an 10
crt'Me on 1918 The d ecrease In Army Qlld NlI.vy
ofr&nces and D efence of the Realm lRegulntlon IS
c\ue to demobih sattoD and the repeal of ma.ny of
t ho Delence of tll\' &eolpl RtigrrlAtl on..
1 am glad to be a.h1l;'toTevorttha.t.Juvenile Ol'lme

,bow. a markod l reduet.Kln durmg tli. year-{i2

, juveniles bemg proceeded AgB1nst for tndld:able
I Offatl08S and 98 for npn md lcta.ble .oi!OOce8 dunng
t hlt: )ea.r Compared Wlth ~ for indlCrt~le and 163

10. non ;"iijol.abl. off.., ,,,,,, dtmng th'r )'... 1918

Still, these figures show eo large mC'l"ea.!e compared

M08t of t.h. non lIld,ct.&bl.
offe.n~ are for maliCIOUS da.magf'J to renoee. etc,
and s~eaJ1b$ groWlng frult. I trost t~at parent.

" ,Ih pr&war figures

nil now give !bat. discipllne and houi. tr:wung
to tbe}Z. children whiob, during the war l was

dlfHcult and In many caees qwte impcwmble, R.nd
that oomrequentJy We ma.y h ave a oonlide.ro.hle
~.-. -~,
lDlprovemont In thi a 1mPO~" ~o~ 0 crun.
Th~ PO()1' Il&w jDetitUt.loo8 of AbJpgd01{l, Forinll"
don Madephead N_bury, ll<>ndIog. Bmdti.Jd.

r

1 Ald'!:r
am,

W
and
Wokingham
l<> tram
_ p hav.been
t 1Il III<> cl...."
...... 01 '\I\f

..JJ.... • f_ urgen~

....n.V<ld-

CUM have " .. '!!
.rul tho 'numb",,..>! 1rn.m~ Is ~~

ther.

b

Ch,,,,,,,, WIle of the ~~Vlon.
'\!;itn ....
the.t after retltt'l11og from
uich on Pebl'u

~ ly

~c

1") IJJt. and

finding pnooners ruQ not. return t,nPy
neck1a.o&, ~'s, and y.urse~

had;~n.D.~ tho
Al
fled

Ih Cir-..... da.ughter of Mn~IOhivers, (dentl
f

hlVOl'S'1

t e nDg piOOuced .. h .. pr;opert.y .It hnrl

~o~ I~ ~?eu;~n a; ~~
Dot.

Cit

&......

H.rl:t W

Poll f5U

d h
t(nlperan: :tel e
Brooks;waa
In

in

OIlS

ure •

oods

th,

kitchen

of tDe Briatol

VV~ea J~onersBrtst,ol
at a
1

l1:"Vt.,

Iier husl>o.nti:d ng th,e fu~ jiblOh .!!e. lljUd
r
her
gIven
er l
e rel.~y&d,. n
"g~ her h:;~nd hic~j)/zt

i:ter
WIfe knoWi nothing abo t
P e Pear.. of til
Donald t.qld hun h
Oha.nn
e

t" P

:.t; filii"

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also dead

IApplause I He

.n

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ample of local work ..hlch b.. woula be .bl. to
keep t ll h1s hfe and ;}land down to b ~ children in
tho luture Th. ot.h •• m ....rial bedeA... b. bod

been unable to dLroover H e we told that he
exempt from art"08t. l~ Raodtng (La.ugbte.r)

she w.. w<><;king on imunltiona.
tllat he was dlv",ood

10

She

If"JWI,

H6

did Dot, know tllat h. cared to put that to the
foes\.. (Renewed JallglltOr) But tho ~ axpreo.1OIl Of the goodwUl ii4I the C%tize1l8 of Reading was
far abooq.e 6Jly m&tena.1 privileges suolt an honour

might oonfer

(Applan!ll& )

'tt:t

Hie wil• •nd /Ie ~"ked them to
'At Home'
\.hat tlll!y ~Id
Tbe:y did no how 'how ;
to do 1t
fonunat.
h to be a.b. to engage
tb..
baod.of th noval Mpin.. wbIQb WII8
'"
to 1m because, mdtbey )mew,
l)e
of ~e best yea;ra o~ h ut rUe 10

fiWRB 60rty

t.he
Marin~ I (A'Ppl~e)
t here was nat 0. \>t.gg~ h8.11. he Ie
botb the
Large a.nd the Sm9.J1 Town Balls were over-ftowlng H<J"W'e'Ver it wae extreme.
good of
t.h&m t.o attend 1n IRlcl1 large n
eo that
he oould expre8l!r~hom hw gI:'attt.tHle .Jnd the
gratitude .of his wife, for they 8oAred llthf'J honour
eqtialJy (Applause) It Waf! (Ln ho~Otll' which
they would look
upon, With equ41 pleuure,
nJl theIr lives, &1;ld I .auld be wit.h \.real pn~

th.y t.old tiler. childrf" of tbe honour that Read
mg ha.-fl: oonferred upon th6m, Iln honovr fOT' whl61)

he ooUld never a.aeqllD.tely tttprem hill slnoerMt
gratitUde (Loud appln.ltoo )
Th08e who uail!oted IMr Coales m th& arrange.menta woro the fol1owm~ SteW&ros ~ A J
F........ (Ohi. f Stewdrd), S V :r~l"" T

BroW!) A W M:..lhr n J Jacob T: IE_BOlTon,
W 14 1>fattbew., G L.mbden S Gpffith. W
J Moody W T dbnroh T J N-. A Pllm,
A F ROlle F Joo ...1 J Lovejoy T
P atnck,
W R Wen.nd Il ~ llerrv, D D ore. B T
V Hanio, J T ChOll 'll. A E Beesn ,H Rend,
R G t>;UW, A H Borg... , J T F.w W
KIrby, M. J Fanner Secretary of th Oomrades
01 the Gre.t W .... WI h eighteen of t;,m.mben
01 t hat: "'gam.at,on, 1n ch""l!" of !.\I,
gramme.

f

were Iltlss L Elghtee.n Mlr;., V Gre

Jon.. Mr A. J

Lof!&, M ..t.er A

Vo.lua.ble ~hrtanC$~Â¥

1>. E Lang""'n Mr

&11iIO

rendere

.Angell.

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Footer

by

Mr

R H.w

~n and Mr8 ].11 B!ymour
The deoo.....ion w.. ~one by 14~, ~ H. BIIlI,

thome, Mie8 B K

Ltd, ""d the

!lora! d""".....tng

I

She met MacDonald

There

were tome m the ol~ d&~ Had ~e hved then
he would n ot have h~ to pay any l'I.to!!! toIl., or
dues No d oubt BU
pnvdeges ~Uld' to-day,
be wo1comed by man
But that a.s no longer
80
With regard to the mo.tenn.l benefits, hf'J
very hi ghly valued t~e. saroll and he beautiful
casket which oonta.loqci It and whi* WB8 m tho
co..nda. fa. all to
It WM 0 ~utifUl ..

bJlorks ~:ijll"k& '!'~ nee
Ma~

gIVen !,rOO
WIU
g Orose aome da1~ h4fore
on
man
h ooth,'.i~loId lIOrtlifa.ther w~ a.
W 0 we AU ed m
e. war Her

WOB

by the goodWIll of b. peopl"

knew! w eI! thnt tho eopJe or Rea4ing 'vere very
proud of tbell town
nd" he n theyl conferred on
a.ny lIldrvidual 90 S4I:f:6 cant
hon~ur he mdeed
4a.d reltSQll to teel p ud and he di~ 6X11refiS hill
dee~ graLltude to the Cltl7.enS fo/ wha.t they
had done The hon ur of the Freedom of th6
BorotIgh bad only be~ oonfexred o~a. v~ few
people m t.he perl ~t pl'"",mt th
w .... only

. ttadoed t<> the Fro«!om of t b..hwn

Robert. ~ndrew MacDonald (26) U11181CIa.n ..nd
Marga.ret t Robert90n Brooks (241, dressm'aker
w .... ch.>ged WIth stealmg o~ 1 February 1st,

lrom the dwe!lmg bouse of W~

, I cor O~ EL "'''ILSO~ S Tn'lliKS

CoJoncl 'Vl!son " lho ," as mos t. enthmuu.stJcaUy
cheered on r Hil llg' t4 speak saJ d he had not m
tc ndad to 8ay a.ny*mg but they w.ld been so
very kind 111 a cce p ~.ng 1JI iffich lnrgo numOOrs
the IDVliatlo n tha.'t. lils wlfo an d he had extended
to t.hem that he fel\ bound ' t.o sa.y a few words
He had mtended thanking them mdlvld ually for
t.he great honour R erldllltit ha d cl"JnfC'rred upon
hun but the numbere made t hat q}l1te ImJ>06!lble
l~bout two montha rtgo In that hall there was 1\
moot mg whi ch ho '"ould al" n.V& remember for
he was presont.ed ~ the Muvor and Aldermen
I'l.ud ~ouncIlJor5 of e Borough of Rea,dlO~ WIth
the F"rocdom of t he \\ n on bchalf of t.he cltll': ens
whom be had tlle b DOur tt> r opJ'e6lent In Pnrlm
m cnt 'H15 WI fe and be both d e~llred to h nTe some
o pportulll t.y ot e:qlree.cnng their m ost grateful
thanks for that honour the- hlgbest lt was In the
pow-er oJ Roodmg to bestoW': (;\ppla.nse ) Uo,ernment s could oon Cer tlt.! CS e~en monev gmntH
but. they had not the power wh ICh a. mUIlIClpn.hty
PQSSeS6ed of con(emng on an IOdrvldua.l the
freedom of Il. town
And he vaJ ued being m ad e a Freeman o! the
B orough of Readin~ more than bo could !my,
oocause It ,\ as an 6..'t" rasSlon of ,croodwl ll and com
t'tl.d e!<hlp of the poo Ie of R eaihng, personaBy
to himself It. wa s ~n h onour which no m (rncv
could buy and one w lch could o nly be conferred

LoIU Chtef Justlce or, England-(aIWla.use)-and
hImself
I
He h4d often bee~ &sked wha.t pnnleges were

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S~dom, If e't'el
h as f uch an enorm CH"
gat henng b een 'O"" lt l) essed IJJ Read ing I H!ot
th at. lon Frldu.J C\ Cl~ lll .., In last \\ eek t the T Olln
R a Is.-Lr th l<lr,..e rt l II "m;1.l1 bt1lldm~<:
1 ' I t!
capacIous lnrg(> h :ll l brt b 1 Tl6f 11'8 and no" n
dorl ~(]Of9 m d ~I dc , "!Oms the 8m n h all ~1lt c1 t he
IlJtSC7lCnt. roo m~ betlE'1th :lnd tl e ~trJin,a\ uc ro
dn.o~t. all 'u I of pt OIl C :1 :-; could po«slbl' he :;:: ot
1rwdc I t " ilS an {x!rnOld IJ ltr, " c~nc J ll e ( C('3
SlCn " ·as t. be
\t H ome o f J lout -Colo leI T e~ll(~
'V ll~n :M P
a t ~ 1m w ie to the c t:len s 01
Rea dmg In order tllat..tb c "{ m l.'!ht h lle an np)lOr
tun t:r of eXpt t"Sbl lg t b anl~s m GlndtHllh fnr the
hon(\11r Read ng I ~e It , con ferrc d u pon t l e
gallart Colonel and. tnCldontn.lJ), upon 1111'S
Wil son
It waa no pn rly gat hcrm g , In fact one could
safeh s ... y that a mos t I h tlf of the peo ple the.ro
d id '1ot see '"va to eve "llh Colonel ' VllsOIl III
p ol Lt lF
In tn~ COl~e of ~vqtchlllg the proceed
lng, QDe '" a6 bound t o look uppn tho f :mctlOn as
a pdg;rlmage Ot (lC , e al thou.a <lllds of pcopJe t f) p !lV
hom age to theu Me bel' lL "tas a. m ost I't renu
ous CoHnIng fQ1 Col onel o,nd ~lrs WIlson f fl t
th oy hAd to gn e I nil recei J t housa nds of hearty
hand gnps--A. loat. requu·U1g b'Tool fortltud e
The even Ing wa s SPf'llt 1Il <l \ en pJes!mrn b1e wa.y
a..~ t he strlllg orchestra of the I~ ontl M6Tl n~ pre
sen t-ed an attr&cin e progra mm e In the larg e. h nll
whtle d a.ncmg In the smnll ba.1I was magnet.tc to
t he younger element p rCl>ent

tbree 11mnll people wbo hnd recel ed .t-La<ly
Wa ntage. who had done untold good to the town,
his late political eppor.ent tlie VOl')" iBtmgulahed

A MEAN OFFEN ~
E.
•
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DE
nED GmL S DIL MMA1

22

fsoc
II
1-70

D1Bahai-ged or wit.hdrawn
"Othennse ~ of

' "',", •• ~ a.bOut 40, was reooVef'CtI
near Deau's Farm oQl
WM not.iceci,J)r the Thamea
9;ho ...nth me n.sa18tan~ ot
bank
It W&I ~.1tQn tq
Inquest was held YC$ter>'
Ga.t:(lcncr '! wu 'On ...

r,J

Chu ROd~ay (26) lal)ourer, pleaded
g Uilty 1..0 felom oual) entenng the) dwelling house
01 Goo Chao Man chest.r nt P/,ugbley Farm
Wm

13

P erson.!!! proceeded nga1n 6t

I h&t. hiS partner. Dr • .J:!J
carry on r.he pr&ctic:c

TRAMES

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by MnI. PhippeD

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Wallh.
record

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VA~UABLE SERVICES.

A RACE(]Ol:TRS;E SCENE
OADE)TS

A. promlnentl cbaractefllillC of Oddfellow shlp "

' H 18 e:ore mplified o~ Stt.urdnv even-Ill,!; last
wbe n
a. preSt!ntatIon \~ :ts m ade to.P G D W Bhlllden

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1Ir

MI

open,lUg the ca~ aga.mst
",' plch \VQ..9 taken first. & Lld that on
30th FUlgO d tt. t.he Ga.lth Hunt POint to-

F l'JhQld
~w :itch

!'OI.nt races at Arborfieid obtamed from certa in
Sli ndhurst , hllm s of monev
L:;: 'Th at w as m popular lallgu~ge kno""ll I\S the

C:l d et.9 of the R :U C

onn fi d.lloo trIck

It was dIfficult to under$wd

hOll"'POOpl e OQIlld be caught by su ch tncks W'hf!:t
t h cv h..nd to (l"oc ld e w ~ whet.her t.1 e ca.det6 hOO
tntc nrled t.o pi\.l"t. Wi th thetr property 10 thc lr .fa
not-q; or merclv Wit h possesSion of It
Hug h Barrow an un del offiL'er of Sandhurst
Mi.ij.t.tll"V College, spoke t.o seemS' the. prIsoner
FlnJiold flt. Arborfie1d races where he AAJd he
.... as fLCtm g 88 a.n AdverllStng a.gent. for a weU
knowJl ReadlDg finn He stRrted by t.hrowmg
~8 ftud sha.vmg soap a.mOl)g Lbo crowd and
In.. ,W 20 people t.o pi""" • penny OD a

tr.y

b..ld bv. hls....o.st.ant

A numbe. 01 people I\n
olu~ng Wltnee:s did so He :rnok:ed up a. numb:er
of 3rtlcles and &8ked what they would gIve for
them
He t hen returnoo the goods and tho
mon6j
He then SlUd that the 20 people who had
glvon I). penny were entItled to a. r o.1:Or and (kqked
the-m to hold up thetr hands
He ClOunted 25
a.nd said t hat R8 there were more than 20 people
w-ho saJ d t.hej ha.d llut a. penny on t he tray be
would M.lr t.hem to 'PlIt O~ on the r-.u;ors to provo
th :tt. thay w ere the people who had given the
pen1tte3 A oortam numbet of people did so
Inc1ud lllg W1tne63 lhe money was left t~lo
and 'F l n~old produced liome wa.tche9 Md mVlted
tJlose who hl\d put 5s lOlder t.he razors t o pla ce
£1 under a wateh As WltneBS ha.d placed a £1
n ote lUlde r I nlZor ho tm.nsfcrrcd It to the watch
The prl...<q>ner then swept all the money a.way
8l} d hsnded out the wa.tchoo
WltntJ9!;j hQ.(l no
tn t.entlon o f puroho.slng tho w a.tcH when he ?la.ced
tbe money under the walc h He th ought ht!!
wou l<\,..got It back and somethin g else
Counsel \Vh en you receiv ed the wa.tob and
lost the £1 note were VOll p'lA8 ~ ed ?- No
Wltn ... asked the man If be would g1V6 hIm
h IS money ba-ek If he returned the w&tch an d
the razor He satd No the wt\.tch 'vasn t wmt.h

£1

W.tnes, tbon compla.meci to

[lI.ugbt• • )
the police
Cr~

What yon wa.nted really
n.nl OlUlt.ed to somethmg for nothrng?- Yes
'Vere not you young gen\.lemen out for &
exa.mmed -

frohel-No

r.. J> nOt posslble to combine mth >h ••enolll!
ObseIT.atlon of J'flomg & certam a.moont of

'lW Iooked~
W'IU" not.

were gcthng from the

but oome of UJe cruninal& I~ WII8

tIIey

~

~ that

rtqUHOO the ak.entlon not only of t.~ce, but.
everyone oj... The otW ~
....1IiOh he
d... red to direct . peoral rit.ton'!.lolt ·
that _
llt.ing to juvende ~ 'I'ltc fi~ ~ a.

d..."... Lb", YllOd'-l,(JO, all against, ~ IiI 1!fJ.a
"" the "wei OOllJlti>b!'e pointed,out,
flgQroo
" .... largely lD ox.... of what WlIS tb.e cieo J;,tqo!>
tb6 war Dunngl the W"A.r there If'BIJ 11~ doubt
l.hat. the ohiJdren got. out ot bond.
oWing, to • large extent, t<> bho ~ of U>e

w.e

"batev..

iMhers on servioe, and he ~ed io endorse the
!oPpea.] by the Ohl.1 Conetabl., tb:aI. gowf,J,.faI.he<s
bad return ed and home.e were, he ~P.KI, UJ .001"ma.l condition tJJ.e fa.:t.1Ngs
~ to it

::1

th.t theu, children beh.vOd tll
'"'1!, ~ 1...t
~ the exlent 01 not oomm~UlDg
en lljlai\ otIIOII"""pan tb. n""t genoratlon de
ed !.he ~
o[ the Countty, and lif
now ~~
......,. oI!en_ or that k;nol. they _
l..,lDg ~
foundation of n. clasa of onmiJla.l, l~ bf A
al&/ts of honest. CltIZe.ns. In endorsi?J tie ~
or ~ Chief Co""I:1'I. Wltll all hIB
/Ie

!l1:r.

rib': h.":;~= :.~ f~;~6 f t
"""'try a.nd good

Cltizenj,

YOUTH'S BAD BTART

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savage~D

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P G A J Wrog t, PO Knott "J>erksh, •• '

Bonds .,.. Inot m ....I. an eme rge"".', nn ••Ul~.

TilE PRo/t, G M s TRIBUTE
Prov G M DO( e expreesed hIS great pleasure
&t boUIg asked to take the cl:i.a1r and at the pre
sence of represen a.tlves of SO many town a.nd
country lod,ges ~he P 0].1 expreascd tbe bone
that t.he succes.,(u} f:'OCHlJ gnthermgs held some ten
or 6£t.eon years a.g might. be revived lbat occa
Slan would long
remembered bv the membe~
of the Drown o~. Ecgla.nd 'I.adge Bra BJuA
den was one of tihose membera who had never
occuPjloo a. JlOSlh+ that waa likely to brmK hIm
proml,Il!!niJy
eo the movement, but e.very
one he had h e ld he had filled Wlt.b dllJtmctlOn
to hllJ1self o.nd
It t-o the lodge (AppJaufIIe)
Do had aJwa~ d9ne everyth1"« 10 blEJ po~~r for
the furtherance. of ~be. Jodge They regretted that
he. had decldM O?g to pres:rnre of other dutle8,
to gnoe up office
t hey felt that t.hey could no
longer pr.... hip! t.o contmu. P, G M DOle men
tlOOed that he f~llowed P G BIll,nden aA Bicf.
Stew.rd of t~. lojlge, and he hoard not,hing b~t
praISe of the kmdneas and courtesy WIth which
h e had Cilrned out h18 duties (Applalffie) He
ha.d asked
to gt\"e hlDl SOme state
t,v,.ntY-n,"'" yean' ottiC1&l work. and
reluct.a.nt to do so .b6 had

11

00$0

1ft

10poWlng _
In February, 1691, and.
all"",iva;,ds a.ccepted & mmor office
ferr tbe chai:r.s o( the

aa Grand Maater 10
that I WIIB "'PpolDt.ed
Bte:wa.ra, bemg one
Iniirn'inakd COJ' electLOn to that
I held that p6et I ilia.m
for the second tIme ...\. In
my poS1tlOn of HIck
~ppoinj,ed .A.ssiBta.nt Secreta.ry

£J

yean, land m 1913, oUt'

Bta.te Secre~ I suc
Secreta.l'), which vost I
"".I~n ..l. From the year f~96 I
dl.itnct m~tnge, and 10
tQ the Mlll1che.ster AM C
8B

01

.Jected

Coon8&!

-Yes

Were you

(Laughter.)

of the ohoe&n people?

Witness S<Lu;1 he aC~:rwllrds put OR on a. r&zor
~ prove thn.t }fa was orte. )of thOle who
& penny
Prisoner prodUoed !!lOme
asked someono wl)o wu -dea:r him if it waa
a. "pound
He (lido t MOW It him by tbe wa.y,
ac:lded Wltn~ ,"the pn80ner flfl.ld tha.t if

leop'e
oonSldered thewa.tcheswereworth £1 woul they
t.ruit hIm by. <JlI&ClDg £1 upon th.m ne ....d
that 1f the ~ee coet. them mat"& than a. pMIny
he W9uld gIVe tIWm £5
ero........mmed.-Wore tll.,." pl6nty of pohoo
there 1-Thfllre

W'M"fI a.f~a.ftel'

t.he book

make... hnd lelt-but I didn t _ tllem before
ILaAight.r )
I
Harry Go>lo:r Jowell.t and watchm~, of
Wokingham, .... d th. vnlu~ of tlle ".!.ohe. 1roUId
De ~bol\t 6s wholes&le a.nc;1 the

m.a.u

pTlCO

ra.tQ1'f!l

1& 6d

Tbe

,fop the watclJ... would be 9. 6<1 or

10.

I

The pru;on&r on oath, IS&ld he b4d CQtT1ed on

his a.uctloneer'" bUSlneeu &l1lce December last., and
hnd ltvod In &adlng 16 ja. 17 mo~R. hod
nover .D ooovicieci of "'"y rwb of d an68ty, aDd

WM well known M> many' ~ople in
ng and
flbe pollet 't Moet Saturdays he oonduet.ed sales.
anctlon 10 Rea.dmg ~a.rket Ho oanled on Q.
&tsotJon at the Aroorfletd raeeI', and ha.d
aaJe
the
conoerned In

tlle prl,SOD'OT,
h!.

hnd

without any
t.o obtain an
had

'1:~!.:lJi:rJ~!v~~

et1'Ong
my_

ca.m~rugn

twn of S\'1ttmg

I .hould bop. that al the
posed grea.t progteB3 will have

.Pres&, arid I am
papor.o .... vf!'C'Y

Boolety Bl"8l1ches make use of

PreRi

mnab as til'!)' 1l1lght do I 1~.1 \h.ot I 11&.. a
gl'ea/; de&! t.o Ithonk Odd!eU"",.hlp for, It h...
&mught me lDto touoh with m&nV title frle nds J
00

wh".. frl..,dah.ip I ,ho.ll value" .. long '" I liv••
a.nd 1 am more tha.n pl'()ud to le-o.rn that- my
humble efForts sa one of the rank and file

apprecIAted bJl my fellow mem berB ,~

IS

. Prov G M. no;" ..,d tll.t Bre Blund.n hnd
nghtly mentIoned the ..."t.arioe th.y:- had TO
oelVM 'rom tli<> local Press, o.nd m that ,...peet.
tll.,. had a great de",] to tbo.nk I,lro BltiJlden
for, and h. bad tho oonflden"" 'of thooo resp!>1lO
ible for gt.V1Dg tliem stloh prommence in the locsl
Preio .. th.y had done reoeniJy
,
p P G M Born""d ....d he had twenty ~~'
of work m the l<>4g., and h..-- had
'iva]l! """elnd" the ~..&teot oonrlOSJ' and help
from Bl'O BlunHen H. fully rediied (ho' excel
leooe of the work Bm Blunden had do~ 1 ..
Secretary he neyer ha.d a mo" fUthful aDd thrust-

~pen"'''''
~orth:t"

The tM.imoDJ.aJ wu fa.r be:Jow

!r1.end

BI'!> lIiund.,,'a deoerte, but t.bet .felt It ,.... Only
fittIng th.t lOme recognition ,hauld ",be made of
h .. "m_ No man".. oouJd l>.~ (onth. beneat
be r:hOO done for mankind

RrI~

_m

for the ca.me of

WM

a ma.n. amongtrl:

BJ>Okr
p_w""

Deptlty l' G H. Ohibnan
taneooo .... d heart-Iolt

Md

money. That was
to
hls!rode ot oolHng watoheo
Aft,joo <loinS \.hat he .al....y. wa'rned ~eol'l<l tlloy
oOOIdn'\ ""DeC\. to QOJ!tUlUf I<> get
IDe
nothtng ...d- Pum qonMnuecl t.Ijo .uotion in the
titual )\:a.7.' :& ~11 ot&tW the b.drllng for
the W'&tdbce a.t 9fd and on the day m ~on
1t.-td ~... tll.., ib 100. lDo., and 17.. 6<1:, and
then 0111 """ bid. by On' of Ui" bad. He nev..
In""ded~:n&:e ooolld"'.l9" melt
Percy
at
ot Pla.co, lIe!>dlng PreSi
dent of
JewiaIj Com_o.ty fDd a lOader
tJIe Synagogue'. O&id bo had known \b. ~er
III montlJo
and aI.iayt fonnd hIm of -'"
ch....
o
•
.~

i.rl.i......

l"; ....

~der

ired \1>,
Ibheir _diet, ..00
the!f io4ourn ~;..,.r tlte pH8on... not Jiuilt;r
.... In the ca.:se p£ BMrl. no &-ni!600& wM altered,
..,d the 1""1 found Wm not gUIlty, o.nd b. _
diooh"1!ed

"'¥€e
00

,

>

FORESTERS- & THE UNEMPLOYMENT
mSUR~CE BILL.

7

that I may hRv. the op~"1u"ity

1"'J'tlcnlarly tb. B",~I""" l.l~''''''''i.''
mg Ob&erveT
I do not.

He did not. thmk there

ptr,t1IIw,oe

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or

to a.ny
on the
pait vuOifl;;I~ooa:::,I~'I;" f~~~:;;ls
O'f.er
thedelay
country
preS5mg

Oddfellows of Rea.dmsr who WlI.8 held In
Prov C S .Qiiotow p~ to
ootigra.tWat.e P G Blnnden on JU, }u,.d reports
of !,h. proqoedln9 01 tlle diatncf. D\eel1l,Tg"

~ people

I

\V 808

a.lwaya done a.ll I

hfgh",

.aid th~
give tJien1

e:xceed £1
Income t.ax: win
\:::I~~;~i'::~
from the J terest Bonde WIll be rl
ma.y be tr nsferred from one
a.nd If t.he holder of a. bond pur""...,,,
et'eOted py a.not-her
bond WIth a.ccroed mterest In pa:ym.cpt
pa.yment 0 tho purchaae pnce bv t"",,,lrerriha
to the seT h g authonty ~ho WIll then
registered owner of the hdnd or ma.y
15sU1ng a.uUlonty to redeem It
:1
Tho jbonHs can be reoommended as a.
oughly &OlJnd lnveslmeot and one that.
benefit not~olllY the Ih elders cut the local
mUOlty 10 hlOh they h~e
I
T~E PREMIER S APPEAL
Mr Lloy,d George. 1\ho

10 Jro.p alive
the town With

:a

a. 8p,prts:m.an,

nnd September 30th. and • lurther ad,,.nt,,,,,

~bat .f the lbon& held by anyone

even, as thls.... short
I
poMlble to adJourn the propoecd meetmg
MOnday Ma.y 3rd 60 tha.t on my ret.urn
nbroftd I may h ave an opportunity
addressmg tne important conference
ho.ve called
I
II It would
howev,er, be a grave
the adJournmen t of thai :r;neetIng

Oddfellonhlp lie had ..... Ik,;a md.. knd mil...
III i.be ...- of OddleUowahlp, bo...... h.o knew
/Ie 'O'M OIl> fp" good thIng for mankind It WIIB
a ~t atisfJiLd.IOtl to him to ace eo many' alU!em
bled tll.,..
I
o B Bn'to"'..,d on. thing \.hat had rlnleli
about that OOOU1on was that !if was aD ..,baogenurne oxj>rOllionlof goo<lwiJI t.o Bl'O Bhin

(!\lid

lla,b16 1m; estme,nt tha.n can
others gl\lng .. muoh .higher p",ce"~'.ge,
lihey wiJl nl.'lVet' Sink below their price
Tho mteroot on the bon& WIll be
two ha.lf yer1 h msta.imenttl \'1% on

t:lS!~~~E~~~~~

denM. rr.n8 .",d h. heard tll. pnooner ...y he lhnd

I
one
I

ilf

They ..... ·Lb,,,.I,,ro,

log on Monday thoct; I

And the :P6Ople wllO piCked up wa.t.ohea a.t any
rntfJ thought, t.hev were gettIng t hem without
pa.:tini for them d1dn t tbeyT-I don't know
:R.arl8Jd Bennett the third ca.det also gave en

trny.

porlofl of l'I"u.

ance
of the fiUCOOSI!I
-of
80
dmppomtedl
Rt beUig

t\l~ ~ot ?-Ye8

rome there lU3 an n.dvertlsmg agent for & Rea.i:ilng
firm to dt.,tribute goods to a. few chOMn people,
fUtd those chosen people wonld put a. penny on a

pose I will he of t he denomination ()f
£20 £50 1£100 and multtple& of £100
will be 1'4100 a.t par will bear mterest
rate of SIX ~r cent and WIll be 168Ued for
of not loss ~han Jive year. rep!>ynble at
of tho J oca~ authority at par at t~ "".ixv

Council a.t San Remo wn>te to t1te
atdcing th
tho meetmg should be
In tpe course of hl1t letter the Premler
I I am so deeply COnscIOUS 01 t.he

Oh r"" 0'01 WItn ...) There w.. a
WD8

mUnlClpa.1 ~v
It. lS desl.te~ that the bonds sha.ll be
roo.ch of n.l ~ 'claJMeS of Ulvestors an d

ca.D1l."'lgn l~. local bonds lor

.1

CoDDiJoI

but aJ.'e a permanen t cllactment, Rnd
of borrowmg for houslJ1g purposes
be permAn~It.\Y ava.ilable ] he
l'I ght and
rfectly sound hCC9.tlse tl!.e-.
vtdes that he honda rrb all be &ecured
rota'!., prOPf;Y and revenues of the 1008.1
flty
and ht!'! mehldos not only the new
themselves but also t.he Government
and the :rente of t he hOUEe81 In .Ilddltlon
rate! a.nd lo ther pl'Qperty and r"~nU6

utg In Lon~oT1 on Monday a.nd
present ~ng to the meeting

tn4

l'eflUla.r nud,

aged
The prOVISlODS relating to the lSsue

Lodgo

bumour'---Oh, yes
A:nd 10 tho wterva.Is of the raong tHere were
Ride showsT- One SIde sbOW'
~nd while wrutmg tor the nen race you turned
yonr at.tentlon to thIS a.uction' - To thiS sideshowve&
But l t was an auctIon was It. not ?- 1 don't
t.hmk It Vi Its
You had soen people getting theIr monoy back
w l~h tho nrllcl .. ?-Yee
And havrng gone on and your lportmg m st.inci.s
h a.vmg been R.roused you put your
dO'Wll
bopfng to get a watch and your £1, while r;ome
people would ha.ve to pay'-I dIdn't hope I
expect,ed It.
But that would be rather a romou& 1Itate of
tltln g;s for a. bUWIe3s mfUl W otrddn t It t- I dldn't
thlnk be wru:r Do bueiness man, he s,;ud he was an
adverthnng agent.
But you hOO got past. the st.age of eetting someth,ing lor nolhing Dldn t y;ou ,.,. thRU-No 1)0 you ... ,t now 1-}';.. fLaughter )
PJcha.rd Ilrown, MOthe.r cadet, ga.ve Sl}llilor
e'Vldonce.
10 arot!l8-exa!rpi.oa.tl0u .w.d he hew
a,. suggestion that thGl:l' onlz remedy wSit to udd
the ~t.ruJl1 , but. h. oou1~n t My !rom whom . he
BU~Jr~lQn romo
1Ili. OhiUrm~n vi"" tnero • ..."d 1

"eI

hfId n:sen to 254,~!jf06.

of the CrOlv.n of En g lol1d Lodge nt the Lnl'le"
Sh Ip H otel , \\ho 11f! nttrll1g fr om offi~ R{tcr !
nearh- h\enh mn e , ea{s servlCE\ III different al h knm\ Il how !he n(>ce~~~ I~
CRpacltl es
The ~I! t consuted or a h"ud "ome rai sed
•
French boudOir cl09k and", gold recogmt lO lI bad.~e
Re.1. I~ln g that lar gor: 61lms oC m one
of the Older The d ock benrs t he ln sC'rtptlOn
roqu red
I'
th ~ ' I JOliS )ocal YR
Presented to D \\ fllundE:'n bv t he 'er o\'n of \\ cre to gl\ e c..\:llr~s Oil t o the general Ul1f°l'lt""
Engl a nd Lodge ~eRdm.l;' D lstnct i\1 U 0 F lU bUI ld tbe Sta te und[,llo~k to prO\ Ine
recognlt.lon of 8ervlf~ rendered du rng 18911920
('.()n tnbutl011S III the \\ a, of "' t~'d,e' .
rbe gathering Included" Pro, G M Dore. 'llho reglTd to the extent alld
n.lm'e"o'
prestded
Pro," C S Bnstow P P G M H o " n loan opel ntlO11 A It loo l{('d
Wrlght the fo\!owj"g from_the (I Cro,vu lodge
pubbc SPIrIt or local
P P G M F
G ~ Bernard (Vol Secletal-Y;) pro ... lde tbe initial captt U ncceSSRl"Y
P P G ?I A V
ana (Stote Secretarv) N (.7
t lO n of house3 eX:C6pt In t.he ca.se of
W C G'b.ilds VG R Mal'8hall G M E Adam s I locnl auth out. e 5 ,\ ho had been .c<,us'louled
P P G M G Bow:iher (L ecture .Mnste~') P G H I obtainin g: I Lll S from the Public
hi Bowsher (S ick ITI~ltor), P G Arslett (Penslo ll!J I BOtLrd ( hnd been deCIded that
Secretary) PO .. Hlggms (Tru..'>tee) P G T
nll r.'<
t
ateabte ... alue qf 0\ er t f)~pO,(]()O
\Vlt hers P G G M Brown, P G ,"V R Joffre"
~ho\l l l I ) be finan ced from the l.oc ~l
PG E
G M L Chtllmn.n (Secre- Fund Readmgs rateable va lue
t.aryl P G T K g (A.ssIstan~ Secretary) P G
veIl lconsldera.bl v In excess of t hts "'um
H G Jemmett.
Good Samrurlturf
I.Jodge, therefore enLlt..led to lSl:ue loertl
Henle,
P G
a.lker
St Peter 6
Lodge
G<:,,,cben Committee 'Thosa rccant
P P G M Jerram
Berkshne ~g&, P G F
lncai authorIties should be':IJ:~~~~',~e~;~:::~;J.
GIbson,
B~kshll'e I.odge P G 8 Mar tm
bondf 10 order to ra.too the
Robert. Atter ~Odge P G W B Purton
bee Lme JrL\\ In December last
l'nnoess AlexnA ra. Lodge,
P G ~I F If
thIS meth od of bonow mg preJ:ent" 1" N("'c·bi",~
Wenmn.n (Secre
)
StAr ofl West
Loct;ie, a.dVn.nt.a.g03 and ptnvlded that mouey
Burghfield , PO WeHg I ~celgfor
L odge, obta.IOed on l'ea.!Ona.ble terms ! hoald be

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t.h"", W83 a ooruodt;n!hle m~ In lnd1ctabll>
offenCES SUlOO the canotUJdnn of t.I.8 annist.ice. 1b

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It must be falrh comm on k nr1\\ led ge
loca l autholltles contcmnlRtc elo 1I g'
I
b
, ,,,",e'f,,ng.
oompy \lILh t ~ gl el t l1('eel 1.iI t. e'l<>t s
dl "tr ct for h O ll <: ln~ accomm ndro t lon and
st a rt I~ ~ nlrend y bee I m" df' , th the
Macdtlff s H otel It tho l ornpr of " .'I,' I'' '''''"d
and " t lh t be hnll~('r.t nou 11 cmll 0 nr
tb l' ShlllfiC'td mnd Hut It llla y no l

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the ir' appr.ecm l on lor", brotherfl \'aluable and
vol untarv services rendered Evidence of t hiS

The ChW'Dl"", o"uu,,,,,rt.mg upon
n>port,
..,d th~ wore two ptU'8gT&ph.o to wilich he deIlred to call spe<ll.l attention.. On. elJo....d that

.. 10 1917 t be ouqlb9r

ISSUE OF LOC.II.L

[ h e "' 6r ready \\ ilhn gness of Its memberR to '!.how

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found tluit In 1913 tho number of 1 1nd1cttr.Q~lale'r l.•()rpI""'2!Dl=t~~~
off,n"", """ 318, ID 1914 tlley ~ to '"
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leduC<ld Thlity..,ne ~p. W&<l app
~
{Or oHances, oompand ?ith se~teen or
y_ 1918 Th1lnO ¥" rune p ....nori tor t&d&y,

and foor fa. tho ~

SCHEME.

RECOGNITION OF ~G. D W. BLUNDEN'S

AN EXPRESSION OF THANKS

Or tL" d l!: ll ctf! t!:rrr.u, h
not Ified fnr th~ pU!'f'O!'c rtf

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R~ADING'S HOU

ODD FELLOWSHIP.

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Danger of Juvenile

fl!t

U~U31l'? ,

FOR

WILSON" AT HOME."

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lhn K~Jl l! I~Scs (\1. hrli w' T
a

1920.

of It

t.a

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P P G M Tubb cord/ally addOd b18 tribute, and
lI(Wd that OddfeJJO"R'eJitp had been bui1t cp 1n
t.ho pa.st by tho !!t.erlmg work of such men as r G
Bl~den
\
MT E M. Tull. news editor . U Berkshire

Ohromcl...... representing thQ ' Pl'eS!;, oald tbat
OddCeUo".-" I&th., Res.dm~ diamat. owed a great
debt. to Mr Blunden for hia lMtTT1ce8 In the eaU5fl
of publHnty
lIew~pen were always
meet happy to

tll.,. !'Oallised the

on Oddlellowlllllp,
.~.

he~U18

whleh anlDlated the

further to the support
ech~me ehould rec:elve
It IS I
neceMotty secon d to none tbat the
far fina.nomg the housing schemes __, "',"._
commg ao ~ that l'"d.pid pro.(.lTe8S
dunng the commg months 1lltb

houses

( 'rendsra for nearly

been approved by th, Mi"iiirt;rv

ru.pld corurt.ntetlO~ d epe.nda ;~~~e,:;;~:~.ruall61.u[>'
plies Of m oDt!y lnbour and
I Ju;t ilS our Clhzells cn.me to
the war so I fool confident now
oa.n pl"OVlde mon6Y whetbel It. be
housee or prtva.te CItIZens 10 ~ma.n anlpu'""'.1
f~l It theJ.r dllty to rally to the

groat. lIOClal ef!QTt
Everyone who can take a. H Oll"mg
sma.ll~t denommatum lD
he rendering a. Serv ice 815 pn.briobc
our na.tlODÂ¥ well bemg. os thote
to our n&tl10naJ. loans urmg the wax

of the

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READING POLICE
MISSION.

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