Reading Observer 05-1920

THE READING
READING EDveA TION
COMMITTEE

Y, MAY 1

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THE IMPORTANCE o~ VALUA
SECONDARY SCHOOL SCHOLAR- :
SHIPS

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IFINANCIAL POSITION OF LODG E S
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ARY SURGEONS' BERKS AUTOMOBILE GUARDING T~E SEAS
ION
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CLUB.

TO BERKSHIRE

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THE WAR-TIME WORK OF THE
PATRons

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RESIGNATION

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The annuaJ general meet D,!! of the Berksh re.
he d

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" aged all
of
U boats

Lieut -Col Les e '" hlo
DS0
erprcs.'>oo tho pleasure t. allorded

halt' fo a 0 (J brothe offi.cc
ClUl~.E a s re
u ed 0 1 t. oduotio
bccalUle hlS DIlJUe "as ..
homcno d ~ord thaoughout e e gt.1 and b e.a.dLh
of tho EUPllC
( \ np ause)
lhe slorv of tA~
o pJa Le; of II M S n oke and n .li ::; OS
t u
doroo.t.wg t h 02 Ge 1l<l.U d ost 0;) 6 S Vias 0 0 wbLab.
ould be remc.mbOled long sU Rh s g e DOt"~

1 E\.d pa.ssoo a. a.y a- d V;QU d 1 0. (l 8. pla.at III tho
story boob fa a tImo Ro er
t.o the worJ.:
of t,10 Dovo
at.rol Co W Iso .s~u I e did n ot

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tJ uk t.he people of thu oount.r,} fui,} 'eo. !Sed
wha.t: t.he "0 k of Ll epa-troIs roe.a. t to t 0 country
ur g t.ho wa
IL \ as a hot. ~ h uh ne be:te ed.
a..3 :at c:o:tuuplod u I w;LQ y that becauso of tho
vo k of t.1 0 pat. 0 15 tJ S co Int. Y v. a s able to transpo t. a.crOS3 tho Gh.a. ncl lU on$ Ilnd mill on .. or
n n WltJ

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t.h o 5"-1lle d02~eo of safety

pra.ct!ca. I

as &p ana of t 05e presc t. could tra.vel froUl
Rea~a' to Londo
(Apt) a se )
Cal t Evans
vouJd spea.k to thon a.bout 1,1 n. system of 00 vop,
b wh..ich lllCIlJlB hey we 0 (\Dab 00
n iV -e or
bhe menace at tl e Go m ..n sub ~ os t.o trnns
POrt a. hUKe .A.1ne ou.n a. y ac 0iSs tI 0 AUantio
a.nd to proYlde the food n ccss n J fOli U

is

oountr;r

\.d endurance also 0 tJ eo m e of tho m e n::a.nt1 0
It \0.: IlS loO that; tl a.t. the O'i ed t ho fa.c9
tha.t. t.h.e wh t.o (tllS gn au 1 doOl.l.od w Mig MaJesty a

1 R.

Dla.tme

LOY !J,

N a.vy lUlohaUouged and unchalleugOOJbJe UDDlemlSI eel by a.U) act dono b) any otliCer or man dUr 111'
t} 0 ,.. bole co t'3e of tho war
(A,Pp ausp. )
Capt E BUS
t e co S Q of h IS locLUTe d ea t
mamly w h t.he wo k of t.I 0 na.trol
nc udlng t.b.,
famOUi Dover pa.tiro IUld t1 0 t.raw e &nd m()t.or
boat pa.trols tbe wo k of v. h cll was performed
mamly by Gal e fotkA mon o[ tthe na.val r eserve
Wll.b. a spnuklu g or office os a.nd men from t he
Na. 'Y prop<}t' I I, was a II eat work but t OOu d
neve ha. 0 been pass b a ul. fo tho _ ca.t 10 en&
Navy tse f
The ~t. dClSt.royerllo ~ e abiorbed
n tho fight.ing squadrons a.nd 1..1 a pa.tro II had <)
oont&Ilt themaolves w tbo ohso ete g,ra.ft &0 that t
m ght be S8, d they we e liS wnnoo w tb bows and
M. ro?;"S m oompa. '14on w th t.be GeI'nla.n. oppos t.ion
W tJh
a. year from the out,b ea.k. of wa. tho
enemy ha.d a ,,:t to ouo sUpeMo ty
efficJen1l
to -pooo crsIt In llclg an ports ca.rry ng 5 x 21 ncb
g1.lD..S oompa.rcd "'ltJ two 18-Inch. guns ca.rr ed by'
(;} 0 U ass of crq,ft emp.oyed n tho pa.trols
'lh~
fi '&~ 0 k of the DoVel Dat.rol waa to close the
doors o f tJ e 'Oha.o nel to foes and fr ooda a.Lke and
to s ubject all merchant s.J ps to a. close uamtne.tion
befoTO bhey W6t'6 allowed 0 proceed
Thii wort
"' as pOl :form ld ):J:y expe t merchant scamen
The
GQ mal.J.B we e fgnora.ut as to wha.t craft we had
Ilva.d.able m ....1 e portG a.nd I!() dld not ~ send ng
out sh.ip& 8ult.a.b1o for torpedo a.t.tacks or of sendlllg
Ollt lllt.o tbe g,a.nnel any hght forCi!S unt 1 tho
WlIlW
That first '1'liter Vias thelr most trytng
}Ol) beoa.US6 t1 ey had had no preY oua expenGDce
of 8ubmaJ"lllo 'lfarf<U1' and they could not teU
exa.ctly wI fl.t etrect t was go og to have In Sw-tember 1914 :A<imual Hood was a.ppo nted ~
cowma.n d of the Dover pa.tJroJ r a.nd SOO'll after tool
hia foI"CeB over
Ohannel to bombard the Gerl
m.a.ns adva.IlC1llg army from the Ostend t"Oadli
Thou mOll. to1"9 f e.Te brought moo play gut iheJ'
weT/!! of excecdirigly alow 8p~
On one oooaaIO'Q
when one of t.hem came under very COllCe.ntn.ted
fire from shor~ ba.tter es AdDU.ra.!
ordered hel
WlthdrawaJ a.t full speed As the v-e8Sel did no.
mov('l be repeated tho order ~e !'CDl,. 11\118.8
'Submit we Me goong a.t full s
The vessel,
speed was ~ lmot.s a.nd e €I wa.s ~
agaJnst. a current of 2!- knOu,! In 1915 C~t Ev&n~
was
von oomma.nd of the
V ~mg
a &l"ge:t'
vaue wh ch wae fitted w th an IF-proved flweep'
a.t tl e roar of t,19 ship whieh ~ 8Uppoeoo. td
Cf.t.cU1 fUld hoW suhma.rmeg wJ u.e 8. charee wu ex
plod-ed ngalllst bhem from tblJ ship As. 11 ma.tt.eP.of fact one of tho E.bipe did S'U
10 catclrint
tho lJ 8 in OD6 of these sWeQPS
German Gov
crnmen t did th01r ut.most t.o get tij.e BrItt8h Gor
flrnmehl:. to a.<lopt tbo oonvay s:rs~. thinking thllill
.It. w~ld a.ffard a rendy target ft't' 6ubmannes,.
hut as a ma.tw of fact owmg tc? tho e.f!iCleJ 11

LODGE

BERKSHIRE

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Th o

EXCEl STOR

LODGE

ta.l of the l .od.llc a £271 08 an nCf'ea.!e

C<'1.p

or.l£850 on the

:rCOlLr

The <1omount of

nt.erem.

ed b. t he 8 ck and F unern l fund W"&I
~ :JI' 268
b oh was more tl a.n s ffiCl ent
co er
the cost of e ck benefit wh ch amonnted to
£1037
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PRINCESS \LEX !\NDRA

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The oontribllt ons rece v6d by tbo Lod~ n the
course of the vear "Were more than mffie ent to

m eet the requ re mon 6 of 8 ck pa.

The ntcrest

ea.rn ngs were good nnd the result" as tha.t t~

cap W waa substant .Uy . dded to br £79q rnai'·
ng the rota! I early £21 000
LOY!J, CROWN OF ENGLA"ID I,PDOE

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A s shown n t hese colum

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a. few we ~ a.go

this Lodge a so hM dona exceed ngly well
thro ghout tho past year

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ST l'EIERp LODGE
A very successful year. work Ii O\"" de~ce d by
the baJn.nco sheet recenpy 1S61 ed by the St
Peters Lodge. I'ho 8lcknoss for the
velvo
months vns oomparat vely I ght the cqntr bu
tons bel g nea. Iv £200 n ex:~ n.nd the nterest
o." .. nM 0
n ootment~ r~clied 0 er ,£400 'I he
tnombership throughout tlie pcnod ~<lS ndre:lsed
a nd the c ptta! .ugn onu,d by £ S27 7.
Ibcse few ~a n p e6 go t.o provo t he effic ent
managem ent Wlth vb ch the benefit of loca.l Odd
fellows 15 carr ed on b t.he ardent. br6t.h en wlio
ha.ve the we fa.1'e of the Soo eLy a.t heart "" rho
Read Dg DLStnct 1.3 seoond to none n the Uo ty
o the control of ts aJIlW'6 and w th mc.h an
ausp Cl O S ye..'U' JUst PMscd t.hrolij!h are tru~t ng
t nugt l'S woll for tbelr' return a.t the fortboommg

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work.<Wa.s oadaoo. out a.nd
WhlM the merchant. seamen:
rna aa:oo tMir Wps their lwpes were not reaJlSed
so that they had to fall back on isoJa.ted. merruul.nC
eb pplng for thcn prey It m ght ie s8Jd tha.t

ma.nner"" u whioh
the &ble wa.y m

the end of 1917 tho SUlbmarme menace had been
oreroome The enemy tbon produced th81l' anb:-

Un ty of OddfQllo.,.8 tI at t 18 an Order to wb ch
nny man or woman may be proud to bel ong Its
cause "a.n excellent one a.nd the benefit.3 to be
denved by ts mombArs for a small weekly con
~r b t on 1S well worthy the nt.tent on of every

manne1 c:rulAers
6r.te 1 w t.h
able to oountaract

OENTRALISATION

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work

t.he

latter
clerks
The
wond
Turn

Thel

Pike a.nd J ohnstone
VIS tP P G 11 A V La n.
J Aralett E A:dams
Bowsher a. d T W then N (} ~ a

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til was Car~t Gordon Campbell V C ~ 1
monR' thO~VOYS b ought home to "0411
re t.J &1 a.ny 109 elae h~t tdleo na. on a ~

vy owed to

bv the aN v R wh ch Ulcluded d1.lr:: s
shop 88e18tanta aztd Members of Parliament.
oto launcheal and tho motor >on.t.s wer,..
llJ 1 tUe ClI'aft and ccr a.l.n y mooe good
g to the work of tho Na.vy on tho Ia.n I

C.~tE.ans

Childs (Orown of E ngland) PO. W H Pur
ton HIlJ"VeY an d A Pounds G M 8 Mill!
IPnn""", Alenndra) P G Knott P P 0 { W
D Wb te (Berkshire Lodge) and P G ~adI.r

of the Army In ~1U8 on h$ dcsC'.l'ibed the a..etf01l
of A 1 21th 191(l , \ j wI cI t.he
Broka a.ni
th$
S~fft
d d iBUol notable work a.p1nCc

Oorrb&n l°t
DI~G I~O~NTY BENCH

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(Read ng Benefit Lodge)
1\ report of the speecbee 1111 unavo dabl,. held

over t 11 our next Issue

S~AY
-Befor.! M&)or D&rby Odj;tb III j,bo
Col J. I!I. Bro.dbent a B !oIr W J elf

.. GROSS CRUELTY:'

a.nd liZ Wi Alexander

Pet!

UN1'IIOOl!'lTAllLE OBSTINAOY

READING MEN FINE!? F R
ILLTREATING A HORSE

H~ Hiob of Hazel.,. Heatl Hartley Bow,
was
moned fo~ dnvl.;l}: a. orne &nd oa.rt WIth
out
ts at Bwallowfield on Apn\ 10th
P ~ Cot-dery
l,b" w he .. ~cd to ,top tho
def'eD.d&nt took no \notioe until w t.ness went after
him. !He said he laid 1 at now why be did not I
etoo Be had oome without 1 ghLB H e Kav& th.,
name M Childs a.JJ.d then :po n tod to the na.me on I
the cart which
~ WI hams of Baughttnt
'Which defen.da.nt ",ald Was hus nght nll.lll6
I eli
.um1DOClUl was .onM on Williams but t '"'83 a.soer
tained !that the ca:it had been so d some time before
by WIlliamS t.o dfde:q.dant.
When the sumtpons
was e'l.eJltually 8etv~ ()Jl the dofcrulant he sW
XU t;ab that, Out
brine- WItnesses to pTOVO
I W . . . . OamberLiy
Sup!. Rand&ll ,Old h. defendant had been .ory
cbtina.te thrbughout ~e procoedmg5 and on the
provioUa day when th e. summODJJ wu served would

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At tho Borough Pol ce Court on l'l"day ~I ..t
",eel< Ware Mr F B Parfitt (UI the
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Mr 0 S 8m th and Ur J Catley
I Fredk Oh.u1.. of tho Army Clade s..
Mary's Butts waa summoned for CTUe y II
treatmg a hol'8e by working It. whilst In a unfit
and Doug as Joseph Kent

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Bndge...atroot. was summoned for caUSIng the
same to be ao worked
Mr E. D Berry a.ppeared (or the detendanh
and plea.ded not gu lty of Intent though ~dmit­
twg that the &IIlJnal W&/I unfit for \160
Bomard J.. Filler '" retired Army captain
of Oirencest.er saJd tlta.t on the mormng of Aprlt
14th he saw • brown mare "U,..ched ro • trolley
Ul Broad .tr'"
When t w,," 1S() y",do away
he noticed t wu lame He went to the a. lOlal
and found a canker In the rear off hoof
It
was the m06t obv OU6 ca!e of cruelty I bvo l!'1'rer

only lI&y his full n&m~ was
H. Bleb
The Clhainnan I .&.I~ thoy were fietermmed to
Uphold tJ:te polioo m t.hrur duty
Tho defendant
had gtyet\ as muCh trouble as he J)088 bI,. 00'UJd
IoOd jJe would
lined 400

"11>01

Cuts, :BrUises and

veterinary surgeon WIt.neee 5&Id he had been
brought up W1th "..... and owned .....ral

POisonfd Wounds.

w&! a. .rottang of the hoof 3lld t.b IS ()fI.S6
was very baa part o.f tl><> frog being ..ton
away The hon;e was In ObviOU8 pa.m
p. c CMbeon a.l&o gave .)v dence and said

Canker

Oermo.ene

NON-SKIDS FOR
DYSP~PTICS.
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llkidding Itomaoh--,mo that
upsets every time you eat-you rwed a nOD
eIrid )DIIt . . poly .. your CJAT does on a /J"""'Y
road: ....d tho beet little noli-akid ID th. world
til

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MaJ ••",d h••nrinneil the mare

.nd found t to be la.me on both h nd lellB w th
old 6t.a.nding canker on tho nonr hind bOO~WhiCb
WM about su:: months old
The 8.1llmal as in
pam It was Im'JXX'!8 ble for anyone !Ie ng the
boree de.ily not to know t was n pa
The
stench from the rotted hoof a1on. would have I·"'·" ''''"t, Read""g,
drawn a.tt.ent on to it
The mare ought to hRve

been killed

Obaules.

Ul

the

Wltneslt-box

BaJ.d he

wn.!I 8.WB.re

the hontn had lSOIDethlng "'fr1'()ng Wltb lts h oof
but he did not kno"O' 1t was .. bad as ~tcd
He had. been tntat.ing tbo an Jwal The lam ness
wore off n working the ho~ The bone had
nOW' been aold far d('C!.tract on In reply to the

Bench dolondant Bald he eouId not say the
horse wa.s nat. n pam but he d d not th ok t
was doug Any baem to take it 0 t
for the pre\,;ention and relief of Ktom&eh
up
~Ir Berry 8Ubmitted that the m&Jt strates wero
seta
is Bisurated :tdnj'nee..
Bu~dre& of
eat tied, m law to _y that. the defendant had
peopre here ll'l iLoDdon Includmg many phy81
bot had don .. tJJ. best
0Wl8 and ohem15t.ot say 'hat .BIl!llI"Rtod Magnool& been ![Ulby of O8I'OI...
TabI.t.. ..... the ~~I little otomtu:h help"'" and he oould under tbe OU"CUmste.noe& a.nd was ther&
f",..
...
tltled
t.o
&
dIS_sal
t,rouble-pre....teiII they...... trted Got. pack
The Cha.irman Blud they were of opu! on thAt
age of Bionrated Magn .... Tablets to-<l&y they
-the c&Se Wll6 absolutely nroved and that t was
are obta.inable of cheml5t6 e"VCl')"Wherc at. 111 3d
a.nd 2s 6d. • fI...k ad. bllld\Jlg gu ....antee or one of gr'06II ornelty. The dofendRJIts WOUlr I><>
ea:tisfa.ct on 01 refund of moD:&:f 'is enol~ With fined .e5 each, W'itlt ~ or ono mont h £ 1m
""fI"Y pa;r:Jcage :rako two 0<" thr.. of "I:hI. t.blot. pc,~t..
'l."hO Bellah expre!ll3ed. to C&pt Fuller the.tl"
alter ......I>- m.,.] or whJnever 1':"n • felt and
,,",,"" haonI .ry"!
boc.k if 1t foil. to .top ~011 of tlJAJ h"",lIJ. manner Ul ...!doh

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the Oreat Aseptic

Soothes and Cleanse.. Ora... out Poisons

Ohanl .. to d him h. had dono all he could for
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a&en n.dded WltnMS Cba.uJes!Wl.!d the la.~eneEe
would work off n time but w tnea tolc:l h m
he ooght to hAve t Mot
W tne8S fetclied &

the mare

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Oommder

Pai4
tnbute ro the gun I.y "It
abili
of
B ckford vho htLd rom
mand of the na.val lI1ege J!1lnl:l und who wan ~
pro a as tho na
oounterpa. t to
Old B I

W Blunden

oonditlOn

Ca.Pio.;

eo m)1"Ch nt. sel"Vice

Evs.na flhen d~cn
t.ho wo k of the aux 18Jt"'1
P&t
the "bra.wltr and t.l eo motor boa.t &etv Ce5{
which had rend
mOBt va lua-ble be p
'J.b~
form were n ann~ mart.ly by fishor folk-r(me (., d
gent.le an we t to .flea. a.t the ago of 79--and ! 15

WaJker 8t,te Soo P .I G M G Tubb 1011
P P G M Chorl.. A Bernard N GPO
R J Ba.mes V G ~ J Ost.ndge An stnnt
Secretary R Humphrle!!l ].,{ nute Secretllt'y J
A St.a.goll Tyer G Roberts. and support ers
D

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mel

by

Packer

but,

tain 00 tJ 6 br dge would g,,-e the a goa.!
pa.rlltus h d og the guns would be droPPe4
and t e German E! bmar ne sunk by gunfire Ma~
a S'U llirme was dfjppa.tobed ill th s way One
tho m t du ng &nl'f. Buooessful commandel'8 of t.h

the

poU'lt.s--the quest on of the Lodge aud tors of
n~tments And of SIckness expan s on-~d Ii
IiR r ted and welkonducted d SC\ 56 on followed
P10 G M:
Dore Wl\.S aecompfUl ed
the
I PIG 11 F G Be rna rd Amongst th06e
present from the J.II)dge were
Sec 1 G G

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ange guns

W1U even betA:.er

tho c

the St Peter. Lodge, when t he Gr&nd Moster
Prov G M Dore read a paper on Tho ITrend
of Central sat on n the Fnendly Soctrly Move
m ent
Pt'ov G M Dora dea.lt ch 811y Wltb three

P G

101.G

tbc~

and lanrer cr~ft The
Q ships tbo.n ca.me nm
CXl8toqop... The metJAod at these
mystery sb pi
was t.O drop behmd out of a. convoy 110 tbat ths.
GentljBUbroa.nne thtnkmS' It an easy J?I'eY
tUrn
attention to it Atter It had been ~
by sb II fire pari ofJ the crew would row a.way i~
t.he
:tl! a; d wa t at a. d13tance
l'h nking til.
boa.t
a.ndoned tho G&ma.ns de., 0 ose w t.h ~
Idea.
getting loot a.nd ftumb Dr her off
:Db

One of the most mterest ng mootmgs \ ",h ch
hll.vo ~en held m connect on w t.h th6 Head ng
Oddfe]1ow.l!l for n. long t me wa6 that "hleb took
place on Tuesdo.y e' emng under the a.mp cea of

Broa

w~o

we

ohe

LOg brothe... llIol uded

th~

&..

f'ci.U&t'lA1 valua.t on
j H can ndoubtedly bo aBJd of the ManChester

and Heals! Like a Charm
No ~mplicationa can Dl'J.Be m tl e wound that I!
dressed WlLh Genp01ena It 18 the ideal home
remedy lor all the little IIcc dents of dAily life ••
cuts .cratohee bur'nlv.' IJting'S and b toa
Germolenerepresent. lateet rnec;ticIU metbods
It is .At!ept c
not merely germ. deatro:rJDg like other prepnratiOD8

but germ exCluding

It keepll the wotUld free fro"

lmpnntiell of every kind and heals WIth

j

&

rapidit,.

who tl88 It GeJ'Oloiene i It
The Salve that Soothes .t a ToulCh

which astonubes

One of the chief JOgred.ifonts n Gennolene II the
extraOt of a N ortli Alrumcsn plant long used by
the nann raaee 8fI a remedy for sna.ke b to and

pol.8Oned WOWlda ~ . and combmec1 W1tl
hllaliDg prmciplea of prond emca.cy

Gwmalme u

0_1 lure

Aome remedy Jar

th s an

~m.a

horULl1l 81 n ~Au .A~. (fI' PJmplu Burn. anJ
&.Id" fbilinutl lJroUf tU Olll &ru Or t. BT'Ut,"~
B.d IAf.I, L u6d 8tHI!!.' Mill Bttu 11 ~gwor n lJtrU

P.klw

Il'iIu

or H.:U;"oidJ,,BOih
.n. Ule....
3..
Ohem1!ts

:PriCM Is 3d.. aD
everywhere the 8
Aak lor Germolen

from
ft.nd Stoft.t.
being tho Jbost coo O[D.lW
and rorn.-o e"ery tlu\lotituto 01
lautatiOJl There UJ nothmg Just as good
&II< lli',........ 2M Vmo D~ Co Ltd ,,_
(utt:.riAI ~ (J/wt.r JU. . Al.",••

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a d Ult"l sib es fl. d am nun t 0
~ uroo fo r the
fo ces Il, ~lle fi eld Capt '} as", a.s go n~ to tell
t.bem
Hor. wo Kept. t.I e Seas I ut. flO could to.IJ.
then
a. word Vi by we kel t the: seas
It. waa
beca.u.so of f1Ie plvck bho da.r DJ;:' ~<lur&p.ce and
I9100 :::ht of tho officers a d m-el of the Br tJ.sh "
Na.vy (Appla.uso) It; was bcc....use of tI a clarme'

TJ s Lodge wb c~ s t h~ aeoond old est n tho
D stnct W:lS flbl& to show n. $f\.Vlng on the rear s
WQrkUlg of abo t £400 m.k og the
cap tal
to dav ol~('l on £18 000 Ilnd n a dd t on made
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