Reading Observer 04-1920

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SATURDAY, APB:IL

THE

. LATE ADVERTISEMENTS.

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NOTE.-Adv4ilrti.eD1l&nb- uDder this heading !tall
t,c accipted up tin 2.30 on FrWay .fterno!)1L
The p~per is published .Jmc two beD". l.ter.
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I-NEW' FLATS.
' THE KING - PASSES THROOOH
'READ'ING:
. C~M~LET~ TR~SFORMAT~ON

'Bl\:RJoJiAID w?...ntcd, g-ooc! W',",,~ .-Wlutc Hart
lft.cl, Heruoy-on.Th.lnlet;.
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C.~,Oh-rC'K8 -=FGGS Tcady. -DO ,,\&It:mg;
COOLc:rhorn
. \V,"a.:ndoLt c. It I.H , S I155C.i:.- Malor.

29. Ru~'!.e l! Sh eet; n ~ dlllg.

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to t.he enLet-pri5e of Mr -J. Bowen

(:.he' Eor ugh En~ i neer Ilnd Surveyor), somet hing

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P.\L'TETIS- ~~"I1;1'e:d, ' ;dso !:!iE'K for qe6nite It! been accompltshed by the Reading,
fl a.Um:;:, i1 0WI1. , .Ap!"ly
Vmcent's MotoOr Corporation In the way of -reltering t!lO house
, ' Vorb , Ca.s.ll ~ S\'I~ol, R c ::!.dmg
shortage . .'l'l'UO enough, it is merely a very small
-CHn.!ERCIAL""'PRIN-TISG -1..11 kmi1s of Cora- Jnouthful j out of an ocean, a.s t.he old" Macduff"
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J1lorcI:1.1 and General Pnntin~ executed :t t the
Offi (, eJ of thl!ll'o.per. No Job too larie. No Job toO H Clte.l WCl~ only Jarge enough to provlde five tlllts
.mldl.
The whole task of transfOrmi1g 1he derehcL hotel
SUnPRI SING.-Jt's surpTlslng bow tblnp lIlt.o hnbltabJe premi!le5 ba.s bcen ~ done by Mr.
[ TIS do
a.ocumu(a. te.
One bU1s new tb1llg1 COll.t-.atly, Io.nd afte r' a. wlu(e they H.r'ft put as:de . You Bowen ar.d hiS .capablo sta.fi, a.nd baa no oonnectlon \V'llfl.'f..eVf'!r ~ !th the Hou l ing COmml!4l0ner'S
1tIa-r no~ waut them c.ny m()rc. but they «ould b.
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a &ef111 to -ameone. and pcrhfl.~ :r01.1 could get a Department.
"DOd price f ot' I1I~m . Anyhow , & 1D'l1l.11 ..chertlleTowards tbt' en~of lAst year, after a.n inspec-11160\ ill OUT m1l!:.cella.neO\llf; columns would COlt you lion of vanou p
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Ib B
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e oroug . I WD.-!
.. ~ little, and It would at once pll~ yOIl mto tou~~
.;th the peepl!!! who want j\ls.t the cla.~s at arttc~ decIded uFn th,. ,r ecomnleodatlon of tho Dorougb
h&ve to sell Try It. H!", hnrd en.lh is better Surveyor 10 cotvert. the building known &a tho
than a \ls.e:cs~ nrlide
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emp!!!r8nce
ate , 8 . hun"f'Olld,
OURN ALTSM. - Good aponm~ for 11 'VELL • .m ..-o no uqmber , of 6au.. The!e pre.tlUSN fLl'fl tbo
EDUCATED Y OUTIT to lenrn .Tournllii8U1.property lof the . Corpora.tlon, as they had been
Apply Ellltor, " Obse['ver" Office. Uefl.ding.
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,P OUT.'l'RY HOUSES M t he "lJct.ter 1:IuIll;; .. acqUire 1 for t e purposo lof widening the
approach:!
to
the
l'Toposed new hndge o\'er. tbe
'kn'd C2.n be obt."lm~l f rom Hal'o· thorns, Wood
SOeciallSts, London Walks. East. St.rcct. H~adlDC' Thames in n.ccordnnoe Wlth t.be conditions of tbe
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orollg 1:,. xt~ fslon r{Jer of 1,9~1. Tb? prerni~l~
B"'n;-;;ll'I:;;GC:---:1=HK
RIGHT
we.. un"1"",pled JI. ,urv.~ ~.th~ :!m,fding ..,,,,"
! " .. TOGETllER..-When ,au WllDt
made, measuroments . \Vere
en, Ji.nd 6e(s of
thior. &ell a.nythmg, QT' exooange .;"'~. ~~;1,,~,
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oWing t h e uild ing LitO be oon.. au want to find a SItuation at:
)At • HouIs, &dv!!!rtJse 1n tbe
verted In
fiye fiah Tpe- orough Surveyor's
:ourual. Th e tbrf:e or four 1100\ you
pinus we~ nppro'Ved b, the Dusing and ,Town
, be' &Canned by ]u!ll the ~ ople you wa.nt to ~: Pbnnlng vommitt.ee a.nd thef
t nne.llaid ·bcfore
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peof)l. YO'l would find difficult} ta reacbiDIt in a t
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the FlnoDI"!e and General P I'pO!'!es Committee,
who deCl10d t-o recomm!!!Dd e Councj.l to proL
VIde the .tmount esti.,na.tea ·
It be sUM"8YOI' for
~'" ,AUfttP"tion of , ~he prem &e8 ' ,out of current
reve!]tle so ,tb",t. ,the wor k co' d proceed nt once.

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BOROYGR QU.f\RT
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Tho Gonera I Quarter 'S.:ssions of tho Peace were
held at the Se-ssions Bou...co. Valpy1tree:t, on Frioay, before the Recorder (Mr. A. H. Spokes).
The Ma.gistratee pres&nt were the Ma.yor. (Dr. G,

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Mr.

H~JWard

Stanley

(Deputy

Mayor), Mr. }'. A. Sa rjeant, ?Ir O. S Smith, Mr .
G. ,V. WelJb, Mr J. CatleY n },lr. S. R. Whitley,

.and 1\lr. J Denys EgglOton.
WLDIER'S BAD RECORD .
Ploe. Joy Mon1S (2.3), 1st E. La.nes Regt., was
ehn.rgod Wi t h, on the ' mght of the 9th, February,
at R C,Ld UlJ,: , fel onioll s "~ u.nd blirghu'lo\wly emlering the dwellmg-h ou,se or Sidnoy ChmJ. Lea.lly,
8.nd !'; t c.1.lmg one pfur of opera gllUlses, ono

wallet.. ono motor drl\'er's lICence, and one
bunch of keys, the properly of Mr S. V.
LeaHy.
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lli Cockburn a.ppe."wed for the prosecution.
The prIsoner pleaded gui lty.
The Recorder read out the previous record of
\ho pnlSoner, WhICh in cluded sentences , of the
~I rc h for warehouse·~eaking nnd for: steal ing Is.
He W f\.... ~ nl to a. nofonnat.ory in 1913 lm t il be
:-e8t:hcd t lie age of 19, bl;lt was a.ga.m sent to a.
refo rmatory HI 1915
I... Jent. Jon as, of the 1st E Ln.nC!! R egt. , sta.ted
t hat the pnsoner Joined the Amiy In April,
1916, GIla " <1, d ischarged m F ebruary, 1919.
Ere Njoln ed In Februa.ry, 1919 ulS Army reoo~
wa.s not good whLlst In t he Army. H1S conduct
,th~t showed lIine major crimes and two ' minor

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... ' The ~er remru-ke d that the pri50ner' s record
wu a ternble ont) ~o would be sentenced to
fQur month.';' hard labour.

A FRUSTRATED FELONY.
Thqs . LeWl8 (40), labourer, of no fixed abode,
O:<1l.S cltarged with, on the night of February 23,
rlAt t.emptmg felOniou sly and burglariously to break
, and enter tho dwelling·house of Frcdk. LeuT']s
Pontm, of 'Gastle-streot, w ith intent ' t.herein
feloniou.sly to steal the goods and chattels of
lI, F L. ron tin
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Tbi'! work necessitated t.he
~;4.he construction of a: n
do01"S_ tlrud Window! t,.O form
and re ~dffOorat.ing and :R&mtin
d l"f'.iuBge, water supply an d
the derehet and fra.cturea co

ing the tork of adaptation
than ·w~ \n.nt.lc.lpnt.ed, as it
movo and entirely J"eo"huild
stitioture on a. new foundah

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t he first in
ment of t.he Coun·
eil's sohem6'$ to be corrlple d for the relief of
the .pre.ssing nerd for housm accommodation in
the ' borough On' Thurroay morning an ' ~Db­
,;-e1\'er" roflrese.ntnLh·e m ade a: tour of in sJ>ectfon
of the ne.w fl ats Wlder th gUldanoe of Mr.
Tbo~p80n~ Mr. Bowen's c ief ~S8 iBta nt. The
premISe., h ave undergone a. f mplete t.rn.nsfor mRr
tion. F.ach set of rooms h,s boon so arranged
IS

!lnd altered M to make 'e.s.c~ fia.t solf-oonwuned.
The only drA.wback is- the nbrnoe oLbat.h roome,
but thiS was quite impossible to remedYI u the
premises would not auoW±f It. In each- fiat
there are t~o (in 8Ome. cas three) fair·sized bed
rooms, With an a.verago floor rea. of 14ft. by 9!ft.

-some a. large .. 'l6'ft. Ib y 9It.

'the living
roo~" too, are quHe !Jlacio~s, thAt in' fillt ' 5, on

the second floor, being 24Jt.. !bY 11ft., that in No.
4 (first fipo,) 17*ft. , by 17~ In each Bot an
oxcellent go.s service .is Jaid on (or co,oking and
llghtmg. jl lie &Cullenes are odernlv fitted, and
d~in i ng bo&rds on
each ant&-a. boon to hrm wives. There 111 a.
good'sizM1yard ~e!'l' the ' n~raQce, whiab .will 29
oom mon property\' .1\'here jthe laundry Of the

ha.ve, lUoe large Isinks, wjt

0'i"p&n'1' i m'~y It<! bung 'gutl 10 ·d ry. .,~.
Mr. H Da.vis .appear'ed for the prosecutIOn.
The prisoner pleaded gu,lty.
,And rna!ever.
the rent.. be 1" .sked dur
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The Recorder, wltli- LeWIS'! previous recriril ~preaenta~l!~: . .
Mr. -.Oar-en .explained th6~ the rent'S, inclndipg
MOA! him3 sa id ' the man was & convict pn
dioence, With 255 da.ys to run. He had .evel\' ffll~ rtLtee and·rwa.ter cha.rgoo, wil~OJl~ from 138. 6d.
.V1DU!!l oonvict.lOns, lDci1!ding thr~ Ye&r8' peQal to '169., ' .ndeb. fUrther ad .d tJtat' _1J oVer •
~pphcath:ms for. ...te Clef) had: been .re,eTVitude.
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~.iie llats will, M~P.ied as. eOdn
The prtSOner was sentenced to I!ix months' bard
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,1.a.h!Pur, l!l addlt.10D ~to serving"tbe
da.~ t,m~- agieements.ba.v6 ~""'arWn up.

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"lred .sentence.
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The e, ideD~ in this _ea.IH~, when it appea:red
before the Borough Magistrat6!!l, was that t.he
,t.t.entlon of P .c. T~ylor ' 'wa.s (Jra.wn by the
barking of Mr. Pontin's dt?g in the..baaernent and

~. turning his l&mp on

the front .garden; 8&~ t he

J)asement Wllldow open a.ud the prisoner clJmb,
lng over t~ re.ilings_ -

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Thc\'s are to ,00 turtbC1') ch!lDge8 in t.h e Reading

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CAVERSHAM
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Mr. W. K. Oliv~~ (4) won the Cr&wlha.y
:b<pting M,. A. W. BodolV -(3) in tho fin".
etlp- wae: pr.~ented to the W~DDor .by ~. PorBiideDt
(Colooel . Orioltton''Maitl&nd)
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'. The Euter compet;i1ions res'Uit.od M lo1krws : , Botz'ey.-l, F. yY. AVIS , 2 down; 2, Col. CrIchton.
M&ittiufd. 8. A . .K.n.ight &bd Ooish, Junr., eaoh '3
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."eopotalce.-'-P. Co;'b, &1-9-:.: I ' IJI~FU
G. parlow, r 52..10-..-42: ',4. _ - I'
c..oWn·, l't'U.. - l. J. Dunkle:': 103~79; ~ ,

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MR:''E.IGARDItER;:';', P;

t o·dlly J (S,.t.urday), when the Berka
• t. ~o~ to thel[, <iUP conque ron, ViZ,
it is aJ50 s16tCp. tba.t
Argyle;. The Ia.tter are pl&cing & "'ery
tb
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ele"\'en Jf1 the field, and It 18 .Lbe .. bclt¢(
oontet. \ e Ileal a. the D&xt
dH:~n; that they will ' roturn home ' tho Labour. \
major ,honours. lReadmg mil I t lI!5 bc.lie.vcd bave
tho &S8istan ce
sevcral famo~8 a.tptl.teurs a;"d tbe
t CIlDl l'iJ1l tUrn out. something hke 'the fo~wing:­
Cro.wf~rd: SmLth ' and Horler (or Ba.rtholomew),
Chri.s.tle, M&'Vlll and C. W . Harhidge; Carr, MiJes
~owC!1r; R. Sioley (or W eir), Balfey and Andrews.
Goodman hnd Lofthous& are re!lOrt-cd U crocked."
As the ma.tch i6 for the benefit -of Mr. "HprU'''
Matthc.ws-=.:lc.B.Vlng Ollt tho; question of leaguo
POInt.s-l~ I.S to be boped ~at. the Ila.te wiU be .&

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G'8.l'dner. 1I.~•• • ',~
Wmdsor Division of
Coaljtion ca.odid ..to ha.s
of Mr. A A.
caodid& , liKe .Ml'.
of ' the' pt,esenl cQp.l\tJ,on

READING v. PLYMOUTH "'RGYLE.
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MR, MATTHEWS' 'BENEFIT MATCIL

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Ma;estyhiin
raU8d
To doar
the Glory
of Goo
who ootil
had His
reoogmsed
that41sit 'h&;r,'~:~~~~1 memory of _our
8oI1d O'fl ly
in the ca.r. The ~otot'
Willia.m Glbbms, ArllSm R~tles,
and blJ1'JOO at MaJ.lIez Mailles,
toVo·e.rds Nowbury along Lon.-Jon-'I"'O&d .
aied
21. Sunday school tc&eher
was wea.riol:' a brown bowler ;ha.t.
Ul this cinirc.h."
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Here we 1Jq.ve. life
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Through your m08t vahe.nt. d eath out
FQT life so nobly given ,
'lJhy stnfe so nobly strlvCD.
Grant 111m Tby hea.voo. "
The following oontrributlom have boon reoel\'M
EA.sTER AT THE OH~OHES.
'WIth rra.te!ul thanks durmg the ~ week .,endlDg

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ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL,

April 6th:Net and - other S~ibers :
""I.. .\>pen.b.w, Ltd., Readmg ......
EropJO]'MI! 8f Co.op. 'Vholcsaio Sociaty,

£. A. d.

5 0 0
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Lt<t, )\eSdiog, per Mr. J. G. stone 21 3
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fbndhunt HOl'ticuUura.i Society, per
Dr. J. Ru6aell .......
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MESU'I: Doots,- Lt,d, Reading, per Mr.
Teovendale
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Proceedk of whist drt\·o &na aa.nc& al
Arbor.6eld , Dar Mr J . R. Ha.,:w&1;d
ExOrR. 'o f tile Ia.to Mr. John SW)IolJl ...
Reidilllf Woi-kpeople's IAMooiation _ .
Col1~ot.ioa • a.t-- tootball mo.tCli, "Boat
r lllllilderst Ami!l" v. Tr'uTo Hotel. per

Mr"H.-J.

Oc;Iol~OD

Go,dng .. ' . '. 1... : •••

~e support ,of doctlilr._
.t o -:the .same extent as to-day:

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·priceless
w~ the J est lo~ ; tests

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ma.da itt · WJtite' jWo.lthBm,
t tl. wwrenco and Shorlock .
Mr.
-A. j.v~ n, . Kno)v) :alll '.-;36
at -Sp,elJcar:!I Wood. v. Wok:.
!!"own footb&lI( m&~h, 'per

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the tncrcasrpg tf llnony
'Wine to-day. ,

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P.ioceods 'of 'Whjst drive M Goru:~r

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of . •..eI ·.... d..... Iklf's WID.,

. Heath ' Soai&l Club, Oz:.3.:fS Pond .: ... -

· aod :;-Oo.~pa.t.ien;s' ~C-on'trlbutions .... ..
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suits iiher betler
,My
wife
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.. OBSERVER" -.FREE, FLlGItT.>..
of

Il.Qd w.e, There Me two bed. rooms to
threo of the HuLs. the
having three bed
room.:'!. A' gepa.rate gas fie Ice 1:5 proyided toO
each Hat, while a.: landin g nd t.wo wue rope
ladders are.}llrn i ~hed at the ont and renr as n.
means of escn.pe m case of fir
T~ work has been came out by wo.rkme~
un der the dlrret sup6t'VlSIon f the Bornugh Sur--

veyor, and

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is DOW free from control.

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1~1~~"!tthe
week
Sund.y,
April 53
4Ih;- 43
wertl admitted to the Hospital
remova.l of oerirun
a.nd ~7 operations WOO"e pcrfor~'ed.
moor of.,pa..rtition&,
5elf-con~ned fiats,
the premiseS, ~1l0V('
a"lng.
O~ng to
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Ition of :the build~
The Wmner
the free flight . this 'weeJt WM
was found grea1er M~. C, l'. WhIStler, Roy&! Hotel,' Amesbu'ry
8JI necessary to reWtlt..
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,all this ha.d. been

want.ing m the bId work.
Each fi at has a living r om, scullery, food
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CAVER SHAM.

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pused tlm:Jugh Reading on hi\ 'wi, · toO -'l '{ewpury i ' 8~~'iiy .V<"""~··by
ll&\~.
TaOeI. I~ camf't hdn .Windsor to ...Re"ChD~ via .tbe
ou Uta
Wolcinkbam-roivV We w1d&sto.nd ~ tli4"t .tllo
Gibbins,
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on duty at t.bo Cemetery gn.tcs hel,4. U ~f':
to ana who ;;;'as devoted
royal car to aHow' thil ·tra.ffic · to !lBSS •• nd.....it ..as
very zoalous ~wotke['
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proepect.:ive
the penon
College. '
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a k~n, 8upporter
and - lS also
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TEMP~RANCE LEAGUE.
FIXTURES FOR TO.DAY.

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Hen ley COmrades v. Faotory.
LIb.,&! ~ub , Y. lWedlqj: United.

DIVISION U.

Tolanthe

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West Reading United v. Allen and Simmond!.

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DIvrSION III.
Athletic v . Excolslor .

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H~~!~~~e71r:
Frida:y e?aninl from!. Court and Son. Sunday Newi.
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