Reading Observer 04-1920

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THE TOWN'S PROSPERITY.

A COMMERCIAL LEAGUE- OF 'NA'f!QNS
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pllrpOies 'r 'lhe peopJ ~ ought. 1.0 realise 'w hat 'the
positio n " as to-dar Ul · regll.rd. to that matte r
ved
SpeJkmg us olle wbo had a gree.t d eal ta do With
Botet oa.,Friday J.... and pro
8. moot I:AlOOe8S- shipplUg he rould Ijp.v tha t aile of the groo.test
00 aftajr The Ja.rge nwnber ot members present trouhJee t o-da.y ' \at:l ~llgh freights
J ns;tead of
.fa adcUt.iou to enjoywg the dinner ~ad the b&ll&- being able to expnrt, all before too war , mIllIOns
f. of hearing tIrafr. h&l1d mforma t.lOn zmd sound of Lons of coa l, they Ul t hl :!l cOlUltry "W eTe 111 the
P osltlon to-d
.,d."10I from LlflQt. -Co1 Le.5he WilI5O'D a.nd Mr
8.y t b a t I( t h e out.put 0 f con 1 did Ilot
Maohin President of the Lo-don Cha-m· f Oo t:~ the "l'Ou ld not be able to ('..xport coal
ILol Co
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of ()1ng a.ble to send out a. luge ~\lmhEor
aor
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I 0 s~ps with coil1 an d ru~l for a.brood the shi", had
-- L G., S Ut·Jar.
..... ,Q prell d ed > a.n d th ere -nere l to
out In hal In-!L In oonsequenco the CQrllfl~
Uo pnse.ot, Licut ·Col Lealie Wilson, O.M G, 1 whi ch ~ere brought home had 1;0 pa.y the do~ble
D I!I O. M P., and Mrs WilsOtl. the M a.yor (Dr I fl elg bt.."1 th e outwanl an d t h e h ome'l"nrd frel llht·
IG 8. Abram) and Mrs Abram. the Deputv ! ~e Th e Governmen t could d 0 n ot h109 III LhRt
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Mr S B
ardl Mr
d!-In: H bert. , To only t.hmg that. wouJd 5Ql~e 1t wa.a ln~ed
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output of ooal. The dlfficu1ttM of t he tr.J,ders of
\Mayor ( .
p,.u;y, Mi- and Mrs. I' E Moring, Mr a.nd ~m
Reachng, aa well M those of otber parts of t.ho
A H Bull, Mr aod Mn! Galt. M illar, Mr aJ ld I OOUI1 t ry, were fuUv re&lJlfed bv the Govemment
IJdri Wu:wsiow, Mr and Mrs. Drew, Mr and ~ [ Who were dom g ~!J they ooufd to ll&ct.lf~ t hem '
AJl&wa.T"' Mr. and Mrs. F. Ru~lI, Mr and MM There", ele no two mo1'e Hn~t 81lbJectg to
t .n th e H ousr-s 0 f
1Drake . Mr a.nd Mrs Langford Mr and M rs 1 the people of LhlS oount~
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d M . [ Pa.rliament a nd the trade of the (X)Untry a.nd
J.I'IOoIWo~:r ;~ .!
I) n,
r an - rs
both Wl!re l11terwoven ooe With the other. ' The
A.
or, 8.n Mn Dryland Haalarn I trade of the country dependOd to a. very large
1\Ir and It:lrs W H
ext-ent upon the work done in the Houses of
IUD. Mr. &lid lIn B Clark.
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• Short. Miss H~r.
S,·mon d.. PazlUIJIl E'nt
'Ihe Holl.ge8 ot Ps.rhament t hem.
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M6!IIra F. ~ Simond!! C .:Job.Jmon S H Hodg- Be vee wore et!sent.lI~ to t he eountrr· It. w as the
kin 0 E Ha- Cat'6l.'· eN wl-..""':"
her f duty of everybody wJ:lo bad the tempoJ'ary chorgo~l ' Arthur "N;;wbe Cla.ytoe......... S I"mlK , 0
the country to m41ntam the tradltl0ns of the
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ry,
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ennet.t,
OUSeiI of Pa.rlia ment, and It was the dut"t'" of
W. 8tEwenJ., Salmon, Gile3, Seama.n. SIUlIt- everyone thImlgbout, the leo~h &"""1d br&adth of
dartl, Mann, Jelley1 W MOlTl.'S. Mackn~. W. the OO'lln.t.ry to m amt.a.ln the tradttlons and Lhe
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Ardler, Gt.ll~ K&nt, F raneis, F B Pa.rfitt, ron
Io n 0 t e country ' f pp ft.use; )
'raJbot, Lewis,. S. B. Well8.ll, Stev6118Ot1, H
WHAT COMMERCE liAS DONE
8unp8.Joll, MoMrulen, W
Slme, Ka.J...rni. N oel . Mr. L Q . surroN proposed t.he t.oMt of "The
Sutton, ~ Kmg~, T. Gyngell , E Hedgecock. Trade and Comme'tce of the Empire" and e.x.
-",_ .nnuaJ. dinner;" the R('Odlng Chamber
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., bitter nn~ 80 bhnd that 1t wn.s JXl8f1ble fo/ a.
!ot-eign lIpy In the shape of a mAn like Treb1toh
tlOcoln -00 be ,lent to Pa.rhament as flo member
rJf a Bntlsh oonstl tu~noy W Ith t he mllhona who
'~-ed the tranchile to-dav It was po8Slhle to
ao 88 he had ind\c:nted but. it W84 on!y pofSlb-le
.if they Wt,uJd a.etrvel';" throw them!!Olv.e-s mto
tbeJ t.aSc. of enetmng th&t tb e HoU!e af Comm ont.

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160 mill ODO whlch < . . had
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'd 1 t 'f the ioe..rd of
1><..1 expla.1necl by the Pr... !'... 1 ble ~ of
Tn.4e, wu l~"~y doe to ~d§Da. 8
ll• th""h,g~~-w1~~
/l><d nod "",. me.tMi..1& th
~ed hot rebound ere ad ~
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blamIng the GovernmeDt,
:v1ng
ita frahk1v
bl~, but he wsa pug to say qn
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that he t.hoUl:ht the traders of tlte OO"tlntl'y uwau
....... d.bt of gratitude to tho GonImhlD>""t ~U;
Ing Ul e pilMt Jear Tho Gm-emmect !loU- pn m
thO (""'r......... 'hel~ programme tb. tl'8de of tho
Doth the Do....! of TTado ...d the De.
PIltIUOIl' 01 Ov......
ha.d
OJ ""o/Fo, t ,st Im~oe on oMer to nr
lho t",do nI tho oo""try. R. ""u1d JtInI ~

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i ","cmm""t In order tor~i!
ntteh tradeTtl hut <on. 0

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tuna.toe tn4uenoo upon education 111 tile "'''"!'.?a~!'1
ac~1a. and fOf' that roo.sou a.1011e lt
w~T to i:neet.'the teaQh~a a.nd uk tllem pla.\D11
ta sta.te their PolJilt, of VIOW.
He WIW! 8lJ.I'O th.b
,,~ld have
adllllra.b1e alJoot.
'featb&t"6 were
A'ettmg tired of bemg dealt wtt.h mer~ by l~
h-om offiDL&la
He propoaed t.h"t tlie paragraph
rela.t.mg to the matter be referna back
'nle resohztiari h ..vlng beeu aeoondod,
Sir QQorgo YOWlr expla.Uled the a.ction of the
Comolltt:.ee, ~ S8J.d tb&t VMJQUa outei.de olroum·
1t.a.u0illS had rendered lt nOO0lllary to OCCllider the
aca1o . .to Jtv .. 00; oa flDa.l eoaJ,e" Uld In order
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fOt"llra.rd wlbh
e pl'Ov:.lJl.OOa.l aca.le for the
yea." Wlth ........ ard to t.; lWl;:5eeted oonfe:renoo.
--. euoh
"~ jog, beca.u$e he
deprecated anYI
not t.btnkllo w01Wd be to the- Intm-ests.of t.be teachschool hours
era to dea.l with. the matter 10 that. way.
On Sa.tllrda~ durIng 6Ohool tonn no ch....d ' aha.1l
lMlr. ~h, whil.t ha aympathiaod With tho VIewS
be
for a lon&e.r period 1iuUl five houra , put lonrard by lit' Sbr.nrood Smith, hoped be
and ."...10 empToyrnent .hall be botween the bours
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h-t. h
00''"'"''"'''"of e..'l:ij' and 8 pm No chIld .naIl bfJ Mlployed
~W1 ;::~~ b:l~' cJ'~er!
for mibre tha.n five hours or befoo-e 6 & m or alter 1eOODd&17 ~1fI ahoWd. have hM1l1 oonsulted be' 8 p '~ on a.ny week day ."hcn &Ohoel 11: not opan, tore tlKJ&e proposals weoe put fOf"W1\/Td
tr the
oth-e.rilll_lIo.u &.turday du ring school Mrm ex.oept. mat.td"..J1j NerrQd b&dt the teaclten w(IIJld not.
that; ~~ d ma.y bel employed on w~ in OODUeo-- be. . , with the OOUrH the Qxnmlit.ee wOUld
.-taco ~tn "tbe ' h&,y a.nd corn harvests or frUjt Plck.~ then h6.ve ta.IteD.
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u~ .dlll'tng the recognISed 8cllool hohda.]'& or not
Arobde.alcoo Ducat .aid. he felt that. a. i:OOd ONe
JnOI'fI I ~n eight hou.n; da.ly ber(,ween 6 a. m a.nd had been made lOl!t for b&VlIlg tIOUle eoTt of .. don8 p m ...; No oblld _haH bo employed. on any SUnday lerenoe bet.ween tJJ.e members of i.he Committee
for m6f.e ~tlha.n.- two hours
..nd rep~t.&tivOl5 of the t.c.a.cb:eft from NJe
Thera ,"{:Ira &lso l'tlf1l18.tin.&' by-lam aJrect.mg aeoonda.ry aah~, Be felt incUne4, however, to
st.reet tr-a.ding (the ha.wklll-g of newspapers, ma.tches, aupport. tee J"EI!:lDeBt. that Mr. Sharwood . . .~
.flowe rs &lid other aailcle8, playmg", IUngmg or per- motion be WltlKira.wn and to uk the Chairman if
,formUlg for profit, sb-oo-hla.clti.ng a.nd any other ,a.a.ythinsr oould I be doc:te to anaDK9 for a OODt'orlipr..~000
) b»Pya~~ngca~:n,on(~r'..n .. !tdr~O!, ",,""'
..'.0 0008. 1'tre:r ooUJd not empeat. their teaduu'" to do
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iood work: in the ecfIoola if &.07- felt th..t. they"
the n.r<'S of H· n.nd 16 yean) £y tbefle brl a.W'& no were not I h<Ong properlJ' treated by the Oom,wtrl u.n4er the a.ge of 16 and no. boy under th,e age m1ttee.
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of 15 sha.lI 00 employ ed OT engaged tn at.rect
ThE! Chlinnan laid tIb~ Wett'9, much o\Jlipd to
trading A hoenoo to engag~ lD st.reet tt ~lDg aball tAle Arohde&OOD for brino!Dlf the oli"e braa(jt to
no t be r ef'used by blIe educ&t.ion a.uthonty to &DY them, llut he "SA fO'rOlD~an open door ou the
boy bct." eoen Ole ~es ot· 15 LWd 16 ap['lIYI~ fOif It QU.estlO1l. There WY DO
lD.chnation to moe~ the

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O!. tnklDf( checks or t1C:keta or IIbtfting scenery
Ul theatres, cwemnt.ograph balls, DI otiher plaC'e8'
of pUbhe ent.&l t.alntn-ent, a,ttendant or Il.6I,.,tant lD
a. $'bop or ha,lI of pl1.br)C amU6ement wbere there
a.re (l.utonUI.tlO m&chines. mutoeooPes, IIhooting
rang-8.1, a..nd Kames of skill or OOB.Dee, etc., bIlliard
or bJl.i:R.tolle sa.loon attenda,Dt or ma..rker , oonnect um Wlt.h the sa-Ie of mlal.lcatmg Itquon e.C'ept m
oases ~heTe 6uoh litlJlClr"S &re told e:xolU8IveJ,. in
IIOB-Iad vesae l.!l , In oo1iecting or aortinc ta~ and
refqse 11\ a slaughterhouse or knacker"lll ya.rd
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No nhlld under the a.;;re of 12 yea~ must be emplo:,yod l\t n.I.l, while no child mUf.t. be empl,ed::,'\
6Ohoolda~
between tbb,-bo"01
pm
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R.Ild 7 -p...m. exOBpt In tho lIa.Je
deJ.iVMY of milk
ILIId nBWl:lpapers , or lD domeatic work. In sUch Ml'e
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"-I ed L
& Ca.u u ma.y 'lXI Dm'po ay
~t w oon 7 IW d 8 m tb e
morulUg, but nqt ror more than an hour alter

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flou.lI\C!"-Uotit t.o trade 111 t.he et.reets. or (b) that
ho lS not regularly a.ttendlng &. oonth:l\1atlOD 011l.B8
~ a.nd -Wh~l reqwrcd by In.w, or {oL t h a..t },e ba.s
not hIS pa.rt:nt.',!1 or guardHlJI'S COilllent to ju~ bemg
so en~a.R"ed, OJ' (d) tlla.b lua hceDoe has bee1l prevlI:)UsI! t-l!\.8p~mded 0\' revoked.
Yr. Patton a,o;kod wh9t.her the by.la.," did not
teC:iln1caUy prc:venu a.. child from doini" agt'lcnitural
WOl"lt OIl his father's aJJotment, boca.uae he preaumad tho chua would be working for bls fa~er'a
A'1JJl.
t.h'~h;ro~la=~f "~
were merely eznboidy.1ng
IThe draft rb:y-la.~ were confirmed and a.d~ed
.ubJeCl"'to conftrmat.iOll. by t.he Seci~y of State.
THE BURfNBA"l! SOALE.

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April 3M. 1920.

Th.
IFed

a.OOve ooupon ehonld be ent 'out
In an envelope, marked "Flight
add.reMed Edito1', "Ob&erv&r," Bl'S'·~"'Lre.~,
~ding. not later than Tuealla.y
IApril 6th

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WINNER OF P'IRBT n.m.mt!
pleasure In &Dnouncing
~nne1" of the 8rst. Algbt is
ME GEORGE JW"L"UJO.
. Mark.. Arcad..

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Tho apathetlo oond.i.tiQn "Which p"....

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'i"_t Battl. WBnl
the
manlfested Itee1f aleo 10 the

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Wlli"tll on the ~ Of Il

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throughout Monday was
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8uM. At preaoot ibey tba.n & foorth wect to the
did not bow 'who had b D apeal:iIii" to ,them.
~ Ward, 1D which the
Mr. WaJkel" denied'
the Com.mittQe had !.i.ely arnall. about hall
refwled to meet the teadlers iD oonferell06 Ol' that
The _ult 0/ the poll w .. deo!.recl on
the seocmdary beMbftl had boEm deo,itrd aomeihiDJ evflftmg aft £oI.loWs:Wlb.ioh had been granted to el«DeDt..ry teaobena
It was oon:6deotly .t&-W:d tha.t a. na.tionaJ.
BATTLE W.ARD.
woukl be proridad fot aeoondar,- ~,
Jam,. Cleo. Morebam. f01_. .
manifeetty the Machen woUld tie aaked to
Dept.!. 13, CltaJrl_. Reading •
~;Mivel of i"lle OOlnuuttee., but they
\V.n:.er John Stanle.f Hob}', met.a.l
not be oUJed to ocm.fer upon a. ,000e wbiob
C.t.herinOHfnet" Reading. 339 .
~ lD euat.eBoe and not. yet nMioDaU,r fOf1llU<
JOIIeph Bond, oonfeotiooerJ
The Oommitttlee'. r.,....,.""""&U6o.I ware
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Iha.nrood Smith h .....tnK - wiibdn-W11
CAVERaIlAM EAST

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EA:h8l" Mason, spinster, 10 ThO White "'I!l"'tl8o,"
BurI"1 Rmr. pavenbam, 432_
Ernest Allaway, builder ODd obopft~.ter.

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Wm, Thoo.
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. - . Ccw..-eh&m. 373.
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John D. Rain. houIjO
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Tho omaIlnetll of Mr. Rain"
pIe.iDecI by ,ate !>.at that "'!-l~p !1 he. ~-t-~~
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&Dd IIolF*m In an ~ '" trom. III _
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m,.-:MiJo .t tile Oxnmitteo·. - , (oJ' doe nozt> ....0&1
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Mr. wm in~~~ ,~, =I!':!~~':'
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i60nd~~ ~ D!.~ ~i ~ .eoDed I-m aot!Jig .. aooompWot.
1
or two
will _ t to . ~&eJ1
do ~IIL (~)
S •.lOO. ~ tIbe, Qiinm. . . . ._
IlIlf oOcdOdior
~ 'l!~gp4
!if ~ tq'~..*,,!,II.
~
'" ad __• the toIal ..,.-,t 01. tile add;1ioDN . QooiIIlhat
c~\1>oIil ~
tIJ...,
~
teodI ..... qlarios.
will not

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of'~ 01
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Would ...., 111. COWlj;ry ~ moot. !!j'nI5ent.u_
of all tho (lbamben
llDit.ed~~D}. oncl
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TIlE LADIES
Mr D,-yjMId Haslam. jun ~ the """""
of" The Udieo," and ~....d 1,~Ork of tl,.
u _ i'lbev knew the la<ge
l
J;i;i-A.~ ud doni; fbr J"OlIl paa'" t.a... town.
and
ehe,.... MIJ'POn.mg h.,. ~ ...knd m a
....... part. 0/ tho !1uU,.. which he~
' to JlOI"
form _
What the....-. 01 ' ' ODd bed
done foI' tIioir OOtIlltry dl!ting the put;,
yean

r

C!c"",lds and
Brok en BIIoS"t ers..

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friend! alli.., abl. ODd
........ k togetbet
f tlt y
d of the ~ 1Iooi!'Pi,1\l wbieli tber

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am l"" ..bl-oorl.
The Oonmlar Bel'Tl'"
•
",,,,, t"Y before the .,..,. ..... only. ..hM !lOOI*> m
\hi, ",..ntry d...rvdd. beoaot•• 1Con:l\~_ ~
Rnd ipemcleot. to "S'''' ......1
........ the
prwpO.recI ...
0.... offiCIal. .
Wha' .... mOM oy
OIOld not be
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~ We're the Ma.yor of
Abram) ¥d Ml~ Abram

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been

part.s or tbs ootmtry made t.bfHr ;n"u"",1
O'V$r t.he towu un 'l'bursda.:

a.
\J. oul d :start a.t. £160 and nae by &Dnnal mor&menUl
of £10 to £"lj()() per a.nnttw, wbUe a Doo·gn,duate

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The CeDtral AiroraJ't Compa.nv, W'," , D•• "
giving exhibition and pasaenger thghts

Lhetr working up-E:nee8 they would bel 10 & )?OSItJon to compete favbu rably WIth the1r oompetltors
in sJ.m.1lru- indusi".!1t6 In other ~ o£ the oountry
As commercial m en they i:hd theJr beet. to &eO
motion.
.
that theIr mterests were properly repreeented on
the CorporatIOn, but there had hem 9ne lame nt,Tho 6peal.a.l OCClInittee appomted to CObslder
a.b1e l&~e Within tho pe..!t week ! Thev ha.d oe-rtailn: pOints reletTed to them hy tbe 8obool
added to the Councd a. ge:otl~an wh'1 mIght not :!:=~e:d~ ~h~~6~ .r:~t~~:;;b·=t
have been there but Jror the dep_lora b le fPfltJaV that too should be formed for elementary educa.tion,
e.xi.st.ed
H e deplored that apathy r hlch pro~ ' and ,u,qestod that thll Cornmlbt.ee ahcnJ.d (lOID$lI!Jt
vented a really goOd m&n beoOnlln~ B meml-.er ot twelve members &8 (oBow8.-(a.) The Secretary
of th& Councd-(h1"-","r, he.v)-and
hoped It. of the Berkshire Oouoty Teaobers' A98OC1alion and
woold not occur agam Mr Simont;l~ th:m pro- five momben-s to be &Ieat.ed by the reoognlted
ceeded to 'Pa.l' &. tribute to the mayor' ~'Renerosit,. teaohers 10 the emJ)loymont of the 1ooa.l educatJon
a.nd self ~fiCe Ini oomlllg forw(l.rd When there authonty from am~nH thon' number, &.Dd (b) the
appea.t"ed. a. likehho9d of no mSoyor hemg fort.h- ~:~ ~~=tirour~:~
oommg
1I .
Edncatiou Committee, and (cl tha,t t-hB Ohairma.n
or the Educatioo ClOntrottt.ee Iba.11 be the Chalrma.n
TIRED Olf BUREAUCRA.'!Â¥
of t,.hB Advl&Ory Comnuttoe.
The MAYOR, m l retJPOnlle, mud tlla.t. Ilt t h e
Th o Spoaial Oomnutt.ee hoped. tha.t it WlU be
present tune both the trade and the' town wore pQuable by &l1 ea.rly da.iIo toO aUSieBt ibe a.ppou:atprosperoU!., but thi're we1'8 times br ore them mtmt M a 51 ml la.r JOlDt Com.ollttee far blK"h(!l' edp~
thn.t would reqmre an even 0-~ter amount of catlOll, but they were DOt, at prft!eDt, 1n a po9ltlon
to put forward det.a.i.ls lor tbe ooruddera.tlon at the
p1'08penty than at the preeent tune. They ha.d OOmmlu~~. ..
before ··em
v-~~.m
' .. which w~ld l·nvolv.
~IW'Ol&D IJ&1d bbe~ hoped very much th ..t
taU
IU:l/
The Qq
the to,vn 111
&ldera.bl& exp611 ture" a.nd ~he:O-( c.bq A.i:lvmory Committee iot lOtio ,ood worlr:WIthin · the ~xt. two ye&rf!II
would lnll OI·dor 'they would find tha.t tIhe qUoltoion m
~qUlJ'e to miso :£25,000
Read.infJ wu a uJa.rlOll would take up very little of their tlme
difficuJt Place to get &way from. ~y Wlth .,od attention &D.d lilha.t tJloy woq;kl be able to gl!J4,
thel-r goode, and hel thought the timet ~ rome the ditReult.i.es ~Iolved Se Qlovad the ~tion of
when -Wi68 like chambers of commerce should .that pirt of the. OommttttOo'. report dBlJjai Wlth
do th~ "TC:Y best f.o bring to the ooUce of the t1iM:!O~:~et.t .~~~ Committee.
Gove:rnment that they were reaJ.ly · J Uttle bit
M!'".~ &i:g~ m ' IlUpJ)Ol'1.in.a the propc:.ala, laId
tired or the boreane;ncy ,which had be6n pla.nted not.hini · ~ good oould oome fJOm .. clo.er aMQOla.upon <them in time!!. ~f WAr. T!t-ey w~ neoel5SlrY don between th6 member-. of t.he Committ. &nd.
then, lrut they woUld like to tree ;t.hom swept t:.h.& teachen lD Ita 8erv100, r.od. he felt OOIlBd8ID$
&wa.y to & lacge extent. now (APPlaU~
"t.h&1l n9t OD,'ly the t.Daoherw but t.he Oornmttt.eft
He notJoed tlia.t In
thou" awtu.a.l
on. - , me
-would~"
. .ocna.t.ion
"nJtlfe
was
I
,maJl •.11......from
eetlroRlCb
he would
like to lee
CIZl'led.
said tba.t the,r bad. ~o poht.lOl and th&t their aim out tn ~~d 1.0 tlhe 80crMary t:If tIb.. Berka
Wail to 0"bt.4i.n die Yery best men l? represent Teachon' ApOC1&taon.. As at present wonted tbat
tbe m on the Town ICouncil. He di~ not know 0I'"Sted So eor.t:. of freebold t()C hUD, &JJd he wu not
whether they had hAd an.yt.hmg to 001with the Pro that iobe tea.ohea themrlelvw. WG'Uld desIre
lut eJection, but
time had come w~en they, ttb .. t
The pa.,:e.1¥lfties were"ih.t¢ the seoret.aty
If they WWlted the proper representatives on the would a.lwa.ys be a.mong "Ute 81%, but h. ~t
Council, must put tJ:teir hoUMl in ordet and see the t.eu.chets would prefer it. be lett to Uleir obm-ee.
that more than
per cent of the eteot.oca.t.e~ He would tberetare move tlJat tPm pe.n.gra.ph lD
..1
question shook! be amended 10 U to lea.v& the
took the trouble to vot-e at an electlo., when it ~ t:he oboioe of tAle au:tb member.
I
came a.bont.
(APtf1&W1e) While ther looked
M"r Patton 1eOOiUd~ the .meDdlnent
upon Reading M a oommercial and ~nduatMaJ
.l!r. Bha.rwood Smtth uked wh'Y it was »ot poe_
town there W83 a. 1]ew' element ~nt.rodUced lnto &i:hle to a.ppomb a.t ;the same Ume suah ... oommitOee
the life of tb& town, VIZ, ~he educational el& w.tt.h raga.rd , to higher eduaa.Uon.
Other Councils
ment. They h ad nOw an opportunity of ~a.ving & oouJd. do i~, a.nd t.he a,ppomtmeBt of such .. comUnlV6!'3lty such aB few towns p oesess He was ~~~tgoo~
:::i4f:.~.z!~
not. there ~ ~ a.d~~' for Univenri.ty College, and m"'tn.es m, the .~ aehooI.
bUt ho would)like to 880y that iCe tIme he..d now
Tha ~rma.n ~6d tha..t tbe mat.* tn reo
oome when ~r ReadIng 'I't"aIlted to have a. uni- lation tA> hiJrher eduoa.tion .... !DOl'e oomp.bCated
WlnJity abe mUMtI .how the desi:r e vmy ! plain Iv-. than with the e&emente.ry lICbool ~ because
It WM a great aaeet to tJie town and tJie trnde there were diftermt t)"P88 ~ .sclJ.ools to be con·
the town IUld he would lib them to loonsider .id.ered and t~ Wl!II'e DO ~ four. d~eren~
._
hl'>'~ d e l - h e < th~ would h~to declare tbOin ..lv.. UOOOl&1ionI of· _dazj
I teo<i>eno to b.
which m = - thO)" wOllld =
~ ..., ev op
-,
th
H!.&bIn rtrl<o ....ider.......
U, ~ - . . them
oommet'oo a.nd ind~ and ' to iJ;Iareaae employ- plainly one """y (1r tate
er on
e matter.
e -.ha.t tbe Committee would laH no t.ime In lobe
menl
Some people _ d to ' ima:gino . thai ~ved tW one of
......."" why IBeodtng "",tte1'· &DC! hoped tAt.,. w<IIIId ho.ve .uoh • onmWMolt.h waa l '
about in heaps &n.d. oonld be had not. got ,. eha.rter at the ~nt moment WM mittee befofoe.
fmi"'
•
• __ J...,..,d ~gon. -J)OOket '" anoj.hor "';thont thai. lIllffioiOllt interOot · 1noi! not bOon token by
The .....,.,..'::l'&tlon. of Ih. Committee ..
"""'f eo t be
d
tha..rut and fil. of Reoding (4 ,how thot th.v amended
odopt.od
tho whole fahrio 0 00010 Y • 1\lg -olIeci<. .....nt.ed A univ....;tv
• . and un_ tbo, town mOW'Od
-.
•
NoI>hiDg wu more abwrcl .,.. r,JIae>ooo. WeeJth
t.h
i
THE QUJISl'ION OJ! SAL.RT1!J!.
Jty t.hey
erl&teCl in this oount-ry ILnd would .. eSiat only eo de8niteI,.. tCat it did W"lU'lt a tUl!
Tbe Ii! ecial. t;:Jommitt.ee ba'f"1:D4l OODBidored
long!W!J oon8denc:e and the traditioU far' hon.,. .ou.ld. pot get illeit' c~.
'd J>Otnts
to-1ibem an&lDB out of the ....pplioIIo_
d fair cfMJ.ing W'8.I mainb.lned. They"Were
Re~ to hi8 t.U::ing OIDce of ma!"OJ' he s;a.t
.t.ion of the Burllham ecale, .........."mEi']ded 1li&t., ill
an.
tbrongt).
8e'I'iow times, ltut he beped be ~dered it tbe daty of ~ cltJun when "Yll'fW o~ bbe Ia.¢ . . . Mte I!~ dOM :DoD at ~
~J~ th~1> the """""""'_ of <&l1od upon to .."y mumdpol ~ or In any ~. moOhod -'" ......... rng the _~ .,r.;.. of
--t... the7 would steer t.hrouah. them and OIbber &OtIivity in the town to i!o If c}-uite apart • $ieedber MlteriDg . he OIMlnty ior ihe AfIt time
"'"'".~ at
a.nd greoI.!lr_~,", u.... ....r , ' from
m~' think in h,. ~ mind.. duriDg the UltorUn
10 April ~. 18IIa).
tJo I,. 00t.p0l\>n
Jet."..,.,J. tJo his fttru. f...
000know' t1tat it .... "",,y • lII!!all mimr!t.T. ~w::t=
mn!l~..:l·
thos.
Ul ~~t:r •• __ •
v
'"'
wlehed to.J..n a.,..." .M build UP. to deetroy
.,
ealJed '-¢ ... on
I ~) .. ,U . - . .
III the ~-oi gett.ing- "9"'!' ~~. ..." j~ ohowed they oI_ly . . . . " , - that th • • •o.1ary '1'. _
With t.De
ooaIe
~ __ . _ of n_---" h&d • - ' . _~!t1. """"" in >lie <DIlling
t..lroing to be
IIlB. d!. prOYiouo _ _ 10 he ...... tAd 14> to
II .
_
~~~ ~.~
~ &'-'" • Gar
"I
f
gr<oo/.8'
u.u. \n.-\.be put
&Ix
Oth
th """" additioll to 11&1, ry Oormolollo Inatantly ~tllI- : Pain and
They _ .. being
to -by -'
omment;:,o.g the
'""'" bu.sine
ODd be ..
for
Hoala Wltb-t Dan-r 01 suppa..tloD or
o.nd their ad'rioe wul.lJi;iiig&lJtAili
' But they Ilcpe4 tIoot tb..,. ........ud """oom~
111 &ll
bam Oommit.tee ~
In the _
'0/ "" ""_
-p
e"",.. ac$ tnothor. b. Reoid\oijt:WiT ~ to lranobeo '" life whoore Ute,: ooula tI!'e -.:.-. coriiAcalecl tead>er for ,be ......
~
Wound Pot.oal.~

by

"OB!~l!lR V;;:R~

FREE FLIGHT FOR

lI'LIGHT~S~.~~~~'

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({,; 07n !l.n ) \IOUle! I5Wt a li- £150 and nso Ito £240 at;
Numerous 81ght.s Wlll t aJ.:e place
t.he chaDg!':8
e.'1d of nIn a years' .ernce There would be ..l. f
'-h'. ~h
lIO
In the. SCIle of UJa.rIOO of rrld\l.akl
Wle ortn'iS t we vumpa.oy a.re ere,
of both 8e.es. wbetb
they wel'1l gradue.t. with garw &l'e bung cn.rried &1. one gumea
first Ot· IQOOO.d 01.... OQOUl'1
'W1t4 f&lard to
'!'he flymg ground 18 SItuate m NI.rtlljUn""w",~
nla&~ and Umll~~e COmmit~ ~~ Avenue, Whitley, and l~ Within
~jili. mOla; JOUl16r-;~lb ~~ y:1'1I
waJk of the trllm termlnUI!
on the rolla., QjOO per annum, rUsJDg' anDllaJly by
£25 to £750. he&Ci m~t.reaea for 8cboole Wltb. J:IloOC'e
FREE FJJIGHTS FOR OUR K~;~~'::;"
t.ha.n 100 PUPila loYet t.etn yee.ra ~ .,6 0Xl tJae rolli;,
By an arrangement WIth the (
£400 per anrrum, r19mg lIoIl-DuaUI by £.20 to £1600 .. Rea.d..ing OOO(Sl'"Vel''' are grnng two
' I n the 001;0 01 new iOllQOM WIth lellSS tha.n 100
1__ ••
_A..J_
I th "D __ >'
by a. sect..:oo o.f tIl e Edur.a.tloll Ad , 1913, were p laced pupdS" It "WIo8.9 decided to recommend that tILe t,jc~ to ~l 0
e
J.--.ung
0 11 the tl\.hlc., Tho IHlb:st..a.noo of these b) .la.ws was sa.liuy' pa.yabln lshould be that a.ppli.cable to "the and" Footb&ll Observer." The
Hmt no (bid' bct\'I'" cen 12 and 14 yean; of age lean master or ImlSti"eu .. an uamt.a.ut. under acalB, csted to the rea.ders lwho are lforhmat.e
th
"
t
t" 1 ~60 f
~
bo regula r ly empl .......
,OO In the sal e 01 d"'hvery
ot WI
a
~!.On mClemen
0 Where
J<t
orJI, 8l"",er
_~ I ONU<WIV
-~ 0 f th e Dum~ en,
- J
I"
& heILd mtatressl or head ma9t«
houe 1 give a 00..........
lk
nlld 00" 1l~"'""::lpo.pOT!I, c.a....?Tytng or d O!t \6ty of good." was provided for & bead ma.sler' or m~8tr~_ the ~n c~n by the Ma.yor of Roodmg,
atL21·\cJlt.ural
n pa.rce!$, m
01 . m domestl
oonn-ect.l.ou
With ,.
anv""y
shop..:..,.
II]
oonunenClllg'
lIalary
work
'" ,vo,k.
_.
....1. I would be redllO!d by ,an &JQO"Dnt
~.~ to 3.000. a.nd which "'Were aeaJed irI ',..v,""",,"
I'
..
.
...........(he ~wv&Jent
to "lie oomputed- yeta.rly va. Ue .... ......, numbered 1 and 2 The numban &l'e
,'al"!,
U1 .
industrIal
work.
a.t 11omO e.xCf.'"!)t uodeu
house
follo\\ lng OODdltJOIUI - The empJ.oyer - mul'lt. keep
The Ohanman, speaking In regard tJO paragraph no one but Dr Abram No 1 haa
aHl.llo"hla for IIlSpoctW)fl Ibv any offioor of t be BeriLs five d63-hng Wlth the _la.rle5 of M&18tant !Outen drawn ror. All our rea.d6l"ll ns.ked to
MIlCllt.ion AuJ,hon ty a. wllLte n lGOOTd sho~..,ng t be and mtat.r"essee;. Iwd b e wiahed to ~"e l~ ole&r
b
n ame a.oo a.ddrees and. <ls.t,e of birth of the ab1ld th a.t they were purely proYlalOn a.l ~din, furtber up Ule appended coupon y g lvmg
and tho QOO{l~t.lon In WlllOb , and th e -place a.t ootlSldEJ'l'a.tion, IIo.nd m VIeW of. that fact tlley di4 aiad add.rtMs, together WJth the number 1F"""~od.
~~'t~d t~~ ~h~ ~e: =~t,y:! c~~d ~~ D..'5 little as they oould bec-e.US'e t.hey felt It would the olle glvmg t.he figure, or figure
) 3 bo\ 6 mc.nuonoo oooupa.tion'S- u.nle3"S WIthin gone
be 9MleT
' - ,ned 'n v_lope
No. "".
tIe
too to
far ralSe It latel: un tba.n to fWd tbey ha.d .. uua.oloQ
LLI-'''''
t h ll;'y dR:r~ after tbls bY'lalw oomElll mto oi>era,.tlOu ,
Mt' She.rw-ood .Smlth. f""J)ettoktng from the point of tbe free t.iokel.. _o\ny number
01 . lU tho ca~ of It ohlld nAt so c.mnio} c.d untIl of VlCW" of pu.bho policy and not as a. rep:'elenta.trve
be l&nt 10 The foTOOut ae to the'
a.tter t hat d ate, wlthlll f<JlJ'i"tee.n daYs from tho of the t.e&ohen. &a.Jd tba.t thea SKl'nt at. v\ew
in No. 1 Envelopo ba.s been awarded
da.t-e when mnployment. ~t:I the cbiJd b as ob· ~b&t th ..... W&DtOO. direct oommuM'ootlou. Wlt.b
bc.med. fr om t.h e ftCh 001 m 1
~
........
oer (t f r~ll"ed Comq:u.t -,
tM,
he t.hought that ~was IY1 ~~.,".I,y
t.O I do 80 by tho Educa.hon Commrttee) a. certlftca.te
Important POIDtJ. H; Wil8 bound toO
th ~.t sHoh emplc~n::II:-.nt would not he Fr'1', udtc1al to a. deep fealiDg- of smp1Clon, hlttMne91
No. 2 COUPON.
]Ioa,luh or }>h}slca.l development. a.nd\ ';"ould not a.nd he put It f.o the CommIttee that
~nder tho ,chlld unf1t to o btam propror lbeneflt from t.h&t atmospb edt tn the rc.hoola \hey
FREE
ec...uca.tJoon
ThIS oartifiC9.LO must be endorsed by gClOd w1th e<iuoatlOf1 Tho Vouble beg...,.
"~EADING 0
the onmloyer'
1
unforlunn.b6 ~le by which mutE«a
Tho 0' ohlwted employmenia under this by· law seroad 20 or 301yean: W8J"'CI tJ'06.ted .. if
a.re Labbo! boy or sumlu wO!lk 1I1 a, barbe-r'lI or
I
eel f.
fi
Tb
eod ed
I I foreaast tha.t the tmmoo-r eont.&ineci
MIM.re..t:.a er.'·S ahop, seUing prog ram lIl43 or retreeh' ~:bl!er:tm~~6.wtuooa.t~~d h~e

.. th
cl '
tb t tOO
th
come "'-" e con ~lon
a
nw
W!!./!
D
JeMt, a.nd that 1t. "wu better a.nd cheaper to pre.
vent disease in the lyoung than to bui14 h ospltnJPi,
-.n&tari.a., pri.eons, &lid asylums when the mur
clllof WM d()Oe.

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AT READP.1G•

ou .. d. '.n'

f,om

appomtmen t 1Il tl1(' counts
The Commlt.tee ~a.a of opin ion that. the acale (or
th ese teachers did not at pret*ffi t reqmre t'eTUIIoOl'll,
but, In \10\\ o~ the proviS ions bf the Butnha m ae:a.le
f Ol Lcachers In el emunt.a.ry· schools, It
would be
llCC C5!\aty 1Q adopt t h e pnnclp1e t.ha.t t.LI whole
of a. teache r's reo::lIxled serVll:O should be t.r.ken.
rnto cousidcrahol). In 'leW', howe",ar, of the fact.
th at 1\ Special J0111t Committee '9ia8 to be &P
POlllt.OO to dea.l wltll . scco!ldn.ry 8al&rl e8,- tme -"lbIIl1tlee consid ered It arlVl8a.ble to hunt theIr raoomm(:Ilda4.lon~ to t.hn Sa.l&rle6 to be PaJd for the
commg fillHnclai year, 1920-21
I
Under t he suggested BcaJe
pongrsd:n.a.te (ma.n)

was the quaJlty of B,itioh good, Ihat :;';'L8.~," ~ ~h:'~,;,.dut~=~:; :'~!.nrl" ~~ :=m~ ~~;::I -;;'!·;"cnt':.\ ~~~ ~"':'. ~!L~:.

had made Dnt.lsh trade. jn the pa.3t.. ,and now,
morn than e ver that quality must;. be ma.inta.lIloo.
It woul d take ye<N'S for thoee oouctnel Whl Ch
had been desolated by the war to get b3.ck to
nJ
I
f th
rod cte
d f h
norm , qua.1t y 0
elr p
u • an ! t 18
country was to proSt by t he sacriflcu of It. sol·
di ers a.nd ,oo.i.lors they must 890 that the ~ul!-lity of
Bnt lsh goodi; WM kept up It Wn.I. BntUh trade
and not Bntl!Jh ann!!! that had made the Emptt"6
... 1bowd oontais no m an or wt)ma.n except toose who Th.& Bntish t.rado depended .upon the. qu~hty of
-: - ,..ere ftt and proper per!tOn!lO to represent them
Bnt~ood8, and the qualtt:r ?f BM~1.sh g oodll
CHar hear) If tbev did t hat tbeT mt,R"ht f anly d~e
upon thoee enga.ged. m bu51De.u, not
bOj)t that .peace and -llapplne56, trot.h and Ju stice. 0 y the IPropn etors and. :'fd
. ireeton,. but also the
reIlgI~ a.nd piet.y might be MtabH&bed "moog til worlweoP e. Tho Engli.a ~ermaJ travalJer
.,91' ~lonll T bey h a d with them tba.t even- wM more welcome and ~re ~ ~a.J1'" the
mg theIr own Member, end , if he might ay 110 ; 9&nna.n or even t~~ Amen~, Just .. h18 ~8
in hi.J T\I"'IIWIone&, ~th hil lofty character, his were.. In theee tunes . tbty, had not m-ych tlme
me:rkd~lltr, hlS untirr"\n~energv. a.nd:his never· to thinJc. of ldeab, bat !t lf8.S M well ~etlJlles .to
fat'imr ~ he tn.1HllIed a11 the ideals which t.lnnll a.bout the grea.t. Ideal of tqe_Bntlsb EmpIre
he (the
1') had ·a.t.tempted to indicato
and or wha.t woUld be good. fOT ~hemsel~, thOM'>
(Applauae.J
1
a-broad to wham th&y~ ent their goodst aDd to
~ at home who produced tbenr. (App]8.U6e)
PARLIAMENT A...VD COMMERCE.
Mr STANLEY MACHIN,. replying. to t he
:l.Itat.-co1. WILSON, m 1'E'p1ying to tho toast, t.oo.at, e:xpressed tho pliasnrQ lt affOTded him to see
nl'!l it. JV8II aJwa.n a. pnvilege a.nd &n honour to that the chamber now ~ the,r festne board
,. ' respond COf. the HOUSM of Pa.rna.ment. R"fI was with the pTE.'oSence of
because no gren.t
glad to heW Mr Pretty By t.ha.t there .were lOme ' commerciaJ body ool1ld fail fA> 1'8ODgllise what the
people who were nevet" tll-ed of dariding the trade of the Empire owed,. £0 t:b4 greet body
HOl1l!(l of Commons, but he WBe cOnvinced th&t t he oC women who had \ sqrved EO I nobly and woh
m&Jonty oJ t he people of thlll oountry were durmg the fi.re trying JlIilni through ...liich ~ey
proud o~ tlie H ()n~ of P arhn.ment and confe6Sll!'d ha.d JUst J>MI'Cd (App]o:use) R efernng to CQI.
in ,theIr O'WD minds tba.t the greaLn&S8 of tbe WilfO!1'S speech ho sUd he
With the detail!
COun 1-ry .lUW
L • .l 1. _
h It up OD old m&~1
~ t (
f h"< h L>
t L<
U'!en til
u 101111, 0 W..... e WlU pu umore
m, b u t h e did no t
.nd tbat It ll"!l3 only by the ma.mteoanoe'of thO!o a.greo wit h h1lJ\ when he took to tbe G ovemment
.m~1
~tt1 t 10m a.n d 1r nuJ
-->'t'tonI l.oll
. . L_~
l..
· ....->
_n th e gr~
~- , ben WJ W
lLl> ...Wle
grcat n8S!! 0 f ' ooe
. vul t 0 f carrymg out a.u
~be country would lncrea.se m the future (Hear, which h e had ref&red.\ He could prove to Col.
hW'.)I, He 'Woold &&y Without hKl~ipn tJu,t Wil80n that th06~ lmprovemenu were due to the.
",ba.!.el"6I' pa.rty mlght be 10 power It waa the Cha mben of Contmeree-{la.ught.:etl and appra.u.&e)
duLy ()f that partv to ma.lntaln the i:inl.ditions of -a.nd Ill; s&ymg tbat he appke of wbat h~ knew
the' H oWM!IB or PArham(lnt and to hand them Nino yMnI &go the Obambers ,of COmmerce 1"&
<ktwn r tNUlHcd M tbey ha.d reoei~ed them from quested th,e Boa.rd of Trade to institu,.t.e a ayatem
their pmdecea50TtL It wu known A.II the Mothe r
whIch
ai furelgn goods which were
DE P~rh3.ment.s beca.or..e .tt had r,ven to our nat dominating overeeu marke¥t could be Mnt
this
do-:XUn1ooe QVeT8&i101 -pruit.a.menls based. ua.ctly on country for displa.y eo that the EngJ.ieh manuth'! eil.me
and It WM, one ml~ht Noy, the ~()st factu.rer.s mlgb~ know the eompetftion they had to
d6moorntiO inst.ltut.i6n i n Lb" world . (Appla.me' meet
It h ad only takeq four .or fit'e lean to
vea.r wh~n be bad the hon our of bei.n,R" at develop tha.t !'lmpl-e ld~ (}ut of whicD. had ~
I·1J11' r d Inn er h e took a somewh.t
. opt.i~nllstlc view , th~ great e..~hib Itlon to ...hich C 0I Wil.son h a d
'Ind ' be t.h.ought t hat on the h~bolelh\ thte.t.tT&ders ~feYTod. The difterent Chamber. of Commerce
h
I Gf Reading would agree Wlt
1m
a WJe Tear ha.d &-ppornt.ed 1\ oomnuttee over ",hioh he pre.
thro\l gb wh,lcb they ha.d just pa..saed had been .. decl, to deal Wlth the qi'f~t.ion of tho Consular
more sl1e<!Cssful eT"en than t bey bad hoped for at Service a.nd It WM upon their report th&.t they
the t ime. (Hear, bB8l') Thet'e ha.d been blade. ,,",nt ~ Lord Robert,. Ceeil a.nd ltwd before him
dDtld&, IUld though the Clouds had bunt once 01' tbe n~ity of appointmg properly equipped
t1Ooe.. tho 8'Iloamne of oommon-«ense, ]u!!tice, and Cons ula.r represent.n.tlVe8 Md 00;&
' ay them a, hvmg
f...... 1& hR.d sc:a.t.tered them The trade of
, ed P I
h
)
.... P Y
f th tra.<f ' f th
,!"age. He oongra.tU1&t
a.r 1& nt. (Laug ter
RMdlt1g had .been So ro-ftu 0
e
e 1~ e Col: Wil80n had silk) a.l,luded Ito :t he Importa.noo
omntry. ,Wh11e:they had.paMed through senOlllJ, of ma.mWntng the gt'8Ii.t kaditlona of t.his coun£rW0WII and difficn1t. tlmes, everyone Ulter- try n.nd no on'e would joi n JJIrJre stnceroIy or more
eJIted in omnmeroe _h~ that the sol1!tl Dn of earuestcly in W&1- a.ppe8.1 tba.n he, but there wu liltthe problem m"Ul!Jt. lie m mcroa.sed production and ting at the pres.ent tIme &. eommltt.ee to mvesti.
Ilore o:rpOr'ts. (~~, bear ) J?ttr~.~}~19 ~ gate the advusabihty of departing ~m thOtlJe
, fIlteJ valUfI of BntL5h exporte &8 fIogat~.... u:npo Itl t-ra.d.it10ns
If any 6ucb depart~ from thoee
.t:h~d an adver.e btUa!"oe of 670. mtn
t tradltlOne wore m J de it wou14 deal a blow
.. 'lIS unneotaaTY to re1n:md t~ ~d t ~:OSt.o that would Atrike at the root and fouoth.tmporl4nt th.ing any oountry n b
u~ it WAS tlon of t.be trade a.nd commeroe from whUi(
bsUIOC& t"!\tIILJ' ~ &nd Imports ~ir th'
they woold never recover
~A"l'pla. , The
.ly tn tJia.t, w ....,. tJuU, they could ~ 1:!t.
otrtc:rv to-day from th&"'i'~mJ:. ·ol · VIew of
'· ~:ri1~~~;....~Ot th&t 670 mill1on~:'~ ft _ _ .
berso(OommeroewMfpr:m~oaplta.lby
t,bJUIt

and ",,,,,h.,.

oountv counted Il.ot

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Ma.rch 20th. a very mt..erest lng a.nd m ructll"e leoture, llI~rat.ed by Jantern s1l196, v.
dehn:! ~d
bv Mr M Conwa.y. of Br-apford, on "The
Ph,)'1J1ca.i Welfare of &:hool Child n _ W hlLt
Brndford n "Doing" 'rhe lecture ,vas l"ven un der
th ~ aUl6plOO6 of the W arkenr Educa t lO~ A.S9OCHl·
LlQll n.nd Loo ReadIng Educat.lOna.! Ad" iKlty Com m lttee, a.nd UJe Ch rurnlllon (:\h Ba rker) mtrodu ced
MI Conwa.y Q,S a pradlc,\l teMhlil'. a. d aJeo !ex.
__ ~
_>
h
"l..__
pel'leno.;eu
m a.utntrua~ra.t \()n, a.a e
I'lo
b
r th B - ~'onl C
~_ a$' 1 UGeI\l
I
IDem. or 0
e
ra.w.
1ty \.JOuncl
or a.
number of ;ears
I
'
'l be l-ect.urer trtat.ed that t.he ba.611!J 0{ oducatlOn
w¥ t.he phYSlC!l',1 wolfa.re of the chil , Md ili&
B ra.dford E d uc.utKl"n Oommlt.tee had
me to thD
conciUSlon tha.t. 1t wws neoeu ny, In
e int.ererl
r h
t
b il
•L
o t 0 oomrnun l y. to oommence U JOg up toile
chtld phyme&lly from the very 00
enoemoot
Tht'ly had. therefore.
nlcJl th m othen:,
and hRd .~m8tJ.t.uted a. B)1It.em by w,c eJ:pect.ant..
mot-bert! were encouraged to oorne!
H. specu~1
J BottnU F WlD~ W&.l N
W · h
e:r.;:,ed h
clmic for n.dVl('O and mformatlOn. (l. ngemcnts
' A,. ·Short.. Green:~ °n&Snh ...£ ng~t, prl de tt Olr
bP18~_~
~g
WIth
them
the
bemi;made
for
VIB'
ta.t.1()n
by
hea.lth
VI
ltor1l,
and
,
'Y,
ou, Mr Prest n of t e
her of Commerce
h
h
l'b
h~.l
Jackaon lunlDl"s pa:rty. atid M.r A B. 'W agnell's m tbe world. They- In ReMi~ ware oompl\l'8o- for"b- proper feeding of t e mot 6l"8
ey iW
~.
ttvety a. small cha.mbe:r. but. th
were a. InT9 R,.Dd a.l!o made provlllloo ror r eceIVing t em 10 a
~r. HERBERTPRETTYl ln proPOSIng tho t.oci$t repI'$le.nta.th..., bodY'J He tlioug t that eVkyone.. mUlllClpaJ m&tor:ntIty hOSPlttJ , whore they Wf--re
at . 'Xhe H~ of PELrhament," gave a bnef notwithstandmg th
Qq81QfeS a.n.net1f, had better attended to than most of the could be
~~ of.. t.heTh~ And growth of the Engheh come to t.ho. oonCI~~ that the pRst Y.OOl', had , lD the.L:r homes. This
followed by n infants'
.u_~en...
tit t
of the r...........uth
"1.. _ 1_
.. II .
olinin, where weak 8.Dd fo.ilmg lD \8 v:ere
~ .. I e 1.D5 U 100
• ~ Wa» on
e WJJ.UlO, been
pr0e3pel'OUi'J one.. Tliq-t was
brought, Md attertdoo to hy flo oompe~t. rid or
III ~ 0.. --..... aflair
llnilted untti
II l50methlDg
f Inte themselves opon~luoir
doc tol"ll of both sexcs,
' a.nd, w h e re nee
_ 1..
""';f.... reoentJ
but a.nd
th ID:tremely
It.
"L._.l
"l.. _ _
'f 1.._ to ..................
VV '""'&'" __ I
t'Y, t ......
en
. l...:".::i:_.l.....1 y;
e
age LI.i.W DOW ~n II om~' and the ~ernmont 8.180. Thev 'Were
to h InI
H
I
th
d rfu}
~
wuen
th.em
wu
alm~
'adult Illffl'8f: alwaye baing remtnd
of the fad. thllt the first in
t e
a.nt.:J
OSPIta. , W1
wo e
re1
· -d . L g_1
1.. _.l "l.. _ __ A.l _
ed not on y duty of the tra.der w
rt oC the
-.. wm ...... 'Ier MD: mMl ueooD M.l.Iultt
to produce a.nd thO-t tliey eult.8 ~-\n es&enti&J. element m thl 8
to tbe fnLu~ hut. to the - ~ of Parha- mU31:. go th fOJ' more productIon It. mtght. "'often eoheme WBII the milk depot. where QJlk from
~.!i4oIf (ller.r heac) That rnorwn-.. h-"
t
h
h
uld th I
I
t11e Corporation's own farm W"M recelv a.nd dis
~ . .In ' . .
,.... ~ .... ~" tMl 10 ooour 0 some of t em ow 00
a app v to tribut.ed, and to which & spociaJ. Jabolj8.tory was
tn
beau aohieved by pea.ooIuJ methodll them Undoubt.edlv It apphed to the m lo6l'8' the attached FTarn thi8 stage the olnlfren W6l'6
Th~ ~ -oolO PpOPle who wert) neve? t ired of eng'lneor, t.be a..rtl~, and the manufacturer: bu t
ked
h
dorlwn:r H~ &Ild Clo.lmmg that they wero the trader only bought &Dd Bold to ~ hlS 100
aitA:lr by the 1500001 clinIC, W1t a. s-ta.fi uf
lea, 00
.ed Wltf the lnterest.& of the na.t.ion JiVlDg HOW" t hen coold thev- help in prod\lcl.lOn" d()Ct.()n and nur~s, Wltll rpOCHlo1 PI'9 vl.'llon for
. than
the ~i.fi<atlon o f purel y peno.nal Tho more thoy thought of It"'the mare they "WOOld dent.rist.ry, adenotd operation s, trl'latm[ nt of ' tho
~ but ott thllj whole ever &l.JltCe thfl ooMtltu· rea.itlfe tha.t the trader woo! a ' neoeNilty to botb eyee 8lld ean, and other ovti s, !"uch RII sp rnnl
tJOIl wae fn.med path RouteS had been made pt'Od1.l.p!lr ' and consume r The more they In. curvature. The ficbocK bat.hs were a. special
iIlu:ItrioUi by nohlllty of oh&raeter .00. devohon creased the.1.r tn.de the greater they improv-ed thi feature, eight 9Ohools being IUppHE¥:i Wlth •
to duty '!'he OOuitry'15 t'fICOI'd of peacefUl pro- product1'-' of tbo OOUD'-. It _ > no "'.'h
8WlIllDUIlg bat.b, and provl9l0n being ,made In a.
al.....
"'<-J
"~""'''
dozen ot.h
school.. Ii
ra. b ths -n dd t.
h '
IftIIS 1If"M. one W leD I"WU WIthout. ~Uel, at I xna.nufacturer p roducmg mora If th&re were n I
er
T or!rp y a
J~R I ~on
enmte Wltbl.n the llast 50 yeair'S, In t he history tt"ade rs to back hlm up.- In atimula.t.t.ng trade to 1IP000al regu.lnr Vl.5lLs to the VR..ncm mUnicipal
of £be oountzy, or, mdeed , U1 t he h.i.!tory of the they were maJung I t ~ble to IncreBe produe- bath... As A r«'I1ll~, 20,000 AOhool chll n had a.
1Fp1'ld It ~ 010 thing of which they m~ht ~ tlon. The trailer 1VM 88 great a.n &fmet to the ba.t.h once .. week. IffI1mmer and wmt
The leepmad, .Illd It W'M 111 t.heir power to e ll'eot lUI country as the manufact.Jfl'e!', nnd by advertLnng tlll"8r' also dMcrit)ed a.nd ilInm.r8Ud bv shdes
ooob4nzity.
The people had the POWfIJ' of the produd.3 was doing his bit for the roun+- m other 8,(rl.lvitlf!8 of It-he Educatlon Com i'ttee, rn·
ILBIl'lDg. tClLh the .H.OU5El of Com. mona shnn be hm& of need. How WaM 'trade to be atimui:.ied ~ cludIng open a1r ~ls. menta.] d&fectlfe sohools ,
filled WlUl men emlnentJy Iru.UA:.'U
-,< - > f
th
schools fOf' the ~blinld and ~aJ", cn,mp " E 'l.a., etc.
or
e p\U'- :ay encoura.gl1lg t he mdlvidual iDtt.1a.tl"e of the H
-,
th
_ ~r~ WIIl'I tt ~ much to hope tha.t m o'rder to t.ra.der and enoooragmg an enthudastlc int.e.r-e.st.
e rulKl gave a
1 attentiOn to
e ~Od.s of
aoMeve t..ha.t continmt r the hem, men and wt)mM. In the work
They mU5t- wo-rk for. the love or It tho school feccilDg ~-em, by whieb f
rooked
p! .aU ehad. of ttnllirllt .-aught CIIlaofes:e to eff~ all well o.s for money. ~ The wccesaf"} mM or at & oentre wu d~a.tcbed by speClaf Corpora::~ s. happy eng. Wu 1ft too much to hope that busmess 'WM M Ii. rule fond of hta buaiDes; and tion lorries to the l"TariO'lll schoohl, ~ l tha.t eaOO
the: keennees of the pa.rty spirit ooO'U ld be abated 1 dld n ot
It m~ely ' a.s a- money-ma.king obild requiring lt ~uJd have R. hot dlnner each

d

AUCTION .

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p'c<>o'" ,e, ..p'

ellcicr lh o chnlr '1lfl ni01, P ' O! d(' ~ ~ OI ('~S ~I, s
Al.lI am , a. fl. oy, cr ,d.· ) 13 uC lng altai g:c:d f m th e
THE SALARIES OF COUNTY
Ro , at n (:l ks H OS Plt,d 011 Sa t ••. d,l\
D, I 1(}th
:\
TElApBElRS.
com mltt.c~ cousl.Slmg of I'I C1Il 1! tliI·tv la ·! C3 Im_
>; \' ('(' 1)
-1
oon st lt.ld..cd T ile' dep ot:!! -.111 be 8t. Pr ·l liholo.n'· A ;5
H a ll, wad in g' hall ut t.he no' a l Be rkshire Hosp t.t t,
ADVISORY OOMMITTEE SET UP.
Lect. ure Room nt. R (',Ld lllg (;,u Co , l 1i rl :tr'~ llpct ,
If(!6sm. VJlI Ccnt,'A Ga I U.I;'C, (.b,t.! ... St.lc£'t, \It Sm.111
bone's ~h op, 4£.9. Odot d -.oa<1 and ' f" to n )fca d. \ ,,\ specia l m(,(,llllg of th o Bcrkslnrrl F...ducatlOn
(
I
p r~ pocktrec t , Ca.1 crr; h ..m
;there tl d l be a.
or lllllU t'e 1':'a'l !H~ d a l H ead 1n~ on SaMlrda\, w-fl c n
~pc..:-:\ l t La.l1 a.t \ f c5.lrl! H AclllS s hrm
1-,\, .... :0 II' LJ 1 )Il H G WlIlmk !}r("SI'led and t.bere \\er~ a.!~
be sent. 111 an J qUL~~l lll (, S , fr om a b~ n c to 1\ clothf>1i I l , r~('at \11 E lJ M'Il.I.~6 o'd (\Ico-Ch am'llalli, Mr
basket. full, tf) itny of t,h (\ .... OOv(l de""l!1 011 Fi lday J H . BenYO, I, S ir (ie()l go l O'l llg. the Ve il Al eh·
"'~r
J (.":)
D ... on,
1. S
W
Canl GCon G u 11 . Colone I
af oorn oon April 9t.h o r S a.{.Ut dtlv mot'nlU
g
' E'Z ~ ( ......, a
It
t.a.bles ,~,il alao bo ~n.Le,fu lly ~pt.ell " e trus t '\l lJe-~ . Colone l B~lk er, Canon Barnet.t, MlSS Wyld,
the M&y01e.sa·s lalld a-h le effort wi ll be wet l "up- ~:S~ We IlA, Th. B W H cn<l otWl1 , Mes,,~ H J
porl<'d. fOl thG HO!iI'l\t.&1 IS oV(lr £6,700 IU llcbt.~ ~l cak o, T SJ.Oll,I.Y, Alfred Pa.lmer, J Ha.lglt,
nU6 w!ll bo a. fit.t lll g ",",I Irra Clom; ()T)I'<Jrlu'\ 'lV f i); ...., Jal.\ood SIllltJi, W J Tov e, J W \\ aI Ke r , C;
IRcllodu1i to sher... as
or
C
•. JOll a G RobUlI'On , F J Patt.o:1 , P Sale and E ra.riit t
b 7 Lho .Hosruta l
E ~1PLOYM.ENT OF SCiH'OO L CHILDRt...:'i.
The d i'.lit. by-lawli Dl:ldQ by the Gommltt..ce. llnder
lho Employment of Ohildren Act l903 na ~mencted

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COMM~TTEE
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.Col. Wilson Talks to ReC1:ding
Traders.

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~u~~n~':::l~ !'~~ t:~t ,::l~.; ~'ti:o ~e!!,;·1 CENTR!L'AIRCRAFT CO

BERKS EDUCATION

ROYAL BERKS HO
FLOWER DA Y.
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Oormolen. driLin oat. &111crlhsa '" »o;.on •• "-..ps
thO ...oW ...,.. free. and
;orItlnI,- .!flte
• ~ 1~II ~ •
•
I
.•
TIle sat.... tb.t SoOtbU at • Touch •
OIMoIlbol,bw ~ta la GormoleDe II the
of • !rortli Ammoon plaDI,
,....a )11
Ibo FIIIIlve ........ - 1 ' 1'" ......,we. ad

be"'"

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'~1IwIfI. ~~..:r.;~~~ h.dThiaOon.~~"::'~ ~~ ~ ~ i'I IAf _. -' I~-V for zn-)
Bet
2.'1Ima~<\<!I1t JIIO 1_
f<!CIC\ • m"""",, 01. the _ _ _ m . - . oad.......... ~ • .wl' lUMMI• .bIU "i ~JI'" !J""'~..1iIt4
!than
." ~
.....: of Beri<aIiir."""~ _
n ... to be.oted &>IIdo,_ ~ JI"~. -W" ~,. 0wtI, B",_,
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