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APRIL 3, 1920.

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The · " Marquis of Lome," .
Friar
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Theatre, ' has , und.~rgon·e a cornple*e
tio~. during the laJt Iew monlhs, .
.: prise 01 Messrs, H, & .G, Si"';ond~, Ltd"
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mean for , them a complete succesf" Th.
to-day)., without 40ubt, one 01 th~ most;

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thrne Park, This timber has be.n arti Slica lly
renaed by the Same 014 tools as were u" J by
our lorelatlters, in order to gain the antique eHeet
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give thai old-world bleached appear. nce
characteristic 01 old oak.
The stope w<>rk. portion 01 the Iron h' ~'<' has

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in 'the towil, land since its opening

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c~n8iderable ~tterit1·lo~. ~~":, _
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by iIf,:"ot, H ?uses, .Ltd., have
remodelled
suit ' the prese",t.dax t~ui",m'!nt~

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been produced by using the genuine art icl e. as the
from very o ld founda_ ,
'1"ls5ro. -: Simonds' brewery
co" erlso large an arl' a o n t~e '

stone itseH 'w as

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and. a~e "re.el~Je with levery po,s.iIDj ~
venience, .";'bich tend. to make tlie
tamer a ;"a\ pleasure. Meals can
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Ho~ successful that scheme was is quickly realised ' when ..
~~e hearsl of a ~onfe.~e~ceol Trade Unionists aga~n discus.i~g pro~ .

some consid.rabl. ti~e past-sulliciendy colnmoaiou~1 to hous,e the I
thousand member. WIth any degree of comfqrt. I'or long time a'
move has been spoken ai, but at la,s t something is tually being ,
done.
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Iralslng
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~pplic';"ts on purchasing certilicates to be allowed to pay by easy

invest money in the {undo

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ove is a reproduction ot the ground plan of the. proposed

new pre ises.

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At the well attend.d 'and representative conlerence held on
T uesJay levening this' ~eek it was aim~st ';~a~imousl~ j:esol~cd .
that the delegates present should exhort their hranch ' member. to .
subscrihe lto the huilding lund, and endeavour to g~t.their Executive
Councils

~rt.i£icat's be i ~sued, to bear interest at the rate of 2! per:, cent.,

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Tile scheme

did not meet with the succ~ss anticipa~ed, in l.act. it fell very Hat.

The Club recently acquired a p,ece 01 land I suitable lor
b~ilding nl.ar t~e Ca":,ersham Ro~d ~riangle, and theo it was
thought how -.lemable ,t would he to hu,ld a new CluB there. T lie

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An excellent idea, which wao readily adopted.

instalments.

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that th.s .tone ,. the ~amc as the original
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which was di.trib'~ted ' abdut Reading ~n
demolition of the old Reading Abbey,
windows ' themselves, are purely chara~teristi~'
the genuine Tudor work I the .early pe~iod, ~od
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who are ilerested ',
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t he varlOUS
pOInts
carried out are to be
in actual existence lin
itself is partly genuine
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'fh. preBent premises 01 the Reading Trade Union Club and
institute at 40, dxiord Road are no 1longer-and havJ not heen lor' ,

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CONFERENCE O,p I,EPRE:5ENTATIVES,
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,'d the premises ba.s ,;;,ow .been· re~onstructed

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c~lerence was ' taken ·by t1as""l1llbt
Club Ptttidlbt, Councillorl.;. ' E. Qutlch. J,P.. sittlli' in the Iron\ row onhe delegatee.
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The equipment

'everythin'g necessary

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On another pall'a .Wa give a very full report of the , business of the Conference.

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~atty a~d various ~tyles of, ~re~ent.~a~
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a very
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<~a ,:; a•. ~pte to DlD em. Teqllirem<l'ts. This,
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good old Britieh oak. wbi~h ca.bo £roin

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th~ ' ~ee#~g, Bta,rt~~:': -tt.~ws t,~~i :,

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' was imported into this 1i:ount,cy by
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two floors are provided lor public luse,
The style 01 the ' public rooms carries
back t~ the 14th century, and the! gene;al
.is delightIully cool and refreshing] the whole
, , ro.\ · dings . hein.so ~~n:p' l~tely dillerent,:'

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quiCk' service 01
complete with everyt
ducti!)n of meal
the Trust ' Houses,

provid~d lodadies
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'1 or requirement too
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The I<i.tchens
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Every convenience

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care 'will be too' Iargo
for the attention of the
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