Reading Observer 05-1920

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,EMPLOYMENT OF EX·SERVICE IMR. QUELCH DEFENDS THE 1 AI PAINTER~S FALL
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A REPLY TO COL WILSON.
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A mect1ng ' of t.he Readmg, Newbury, and \
TO ~ 8JHTO'k o. TJ(lI 1"'lt~"DTN'C O!!.M!ltVZ'lt"
dli.t.nct 100aJ ter-....hmcal aCVIIJOry oommlttee w~ I Slr,-In the re cent r~rt of a speec::h by Col
hel d at.. t he. EmpJri) ment Exrllange, Readtng, on I '"\TIlson at the Cur.!:on Clu b It IS ~i;:it.~d bv one
local paper that ~... s..,,~d I . T1H~ maJ orltv o f the'r
Werlne80.l Y In last '\ Cf"J,
?\(, F A SaT)eant pre
(the I.nhoul" PaTti) len ders were men ~ w1:.o had
"lded nnd ther~ '~(!re ,dS{) rreo~cnt Me"~ r:,1' I R
n e \ et tiOl ':::! 9 d n.\ s ma ll UIi nOik 1JI thell Itves"
Jhond R J n, la.nd , J CaUev W Chilling
Another paper h a.s It
"Had nel"cr ~ done a n
W(trtll ,.A S ,1 U llfltt C E H odl!km, G H
h on~t day's work In therr In ca 'I
Roa.chun, (m el \Y H Short, emplo~ ers' panel;
I do not know which 8ltlternent IS the correct
Me!:Srs S '\' AllwngM, \V Cannon) G "W. report, but both are untnle I h .n e ~ll an
!"hllter, ,.... W _ Day, C H DaVIS, A E H<lllnay, ad Ive \~orket" m t he Socla h st rand Ldbour move\- J ouQ." J Kc "lll1g ...\ r KIlI,!!hl W l:'U50nII, mc nt. for nearly ~O Yf.arl'l, and therefore claim to
F P ,ll nton, F " . Robertt;, a.nd Mu~s E WeJl- kn(lw th e lead en; of tihe Labour P arty aa well ns
man , \\ orkpeop le's pallel, Mr Ed g<l.T A 'W hitley most people, and r klH}\' t h e maJont.y of them
iRf:c retary R C<ld lU,e:: J..ocal F.mplovment CommIt- m Cn and w omcn al ike. JI ~ve devoted Ihelr h\'e~
I cC) an d I'l l J q Mullens (A k'E l!5tant Secret:JrT
to nn en deavour to 1111hft tilo bottom d ogo of
P..ei'ldl~g Locltl Employmeet Comnuttee)
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I;OClety 'Ihe \~ hole of the leIsure ttme of many
Apologle! for abse nce were received from
of them ha...c; h ee n "pent m th Is servIce, after
~Ies<;n; A 'W A 'V ebb, R Green and J.fa.]or dolO't trhe mmal w ork (rf earning' their h\l'l n g bv
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hand and Limn m workshop, f<1ctory mUle and
office
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...... 0 0 Ol"'lflg nomln",hons were n.ccept.ed Mr
J M ffi bal l (N'ewbun) rt'presenhng Coml"<ldea
Ther efore tho l<ltter shtement. If the correct
of the G I-ea t '~ a r. and Mr H S Lur~e1!9 (New. one, . 1! not onlv q UI te untnJe, but a (.'TOSS hOOI
bll ry) represen ting th e ~atlolilil FederatIOn of on n l)ody of the m& t devoted SQclal workers
DI i>l'll¥goo ,w d Demoblhscd Smlor! and Sol- wbo b.lH ever belped to ratEe the na,tlOn As
dler.J on the K cwbury 811b CQm ml ttee i bir E
to th e st.1t.oruent ra mfl.nua l '\ork ' of m, own
H HI'!g;;, nomlOntE'd b\" the Operatr~'9 BrIck. knov.ledge I mO!'t emphat lC,'\l1v a.."l!c rt tha t the
Ia.v~rs Socleh' R en dln~ Bron ch , {or p1ember<l;h,p buddlOR; up, of -:the Labour Part", 1 and lts r eal
nn the Rea d lll ~ Court of Reiere~ , 10 p.lace of lfr
lead ership 18 'the worJc Vel v largcly of manual
..T I~oto (re~ lg l1 c d 1
workers It. IS thle th :tt Tnth tho c:dcn'ilon of
n1) 1 OF ~RK DONA'llONS
t he bord .. ~ oI. the I.aoour Pany) It' "(m IIlclude!'i
among Its pmmlhent Je-.ldcrs men"
nro lenned
The 0 11 t o r ' VOl' DonaLlOn R-ota. Sub-Commlt
bra in worlmis, ail dlsttnct fmm manll Rl n orkers
tee l eported tba t dll '1n~ the rnont..b ~he folJo~mc:: Bn t. stlrely pol. ,W'lis(nl and tbe Puty he repre"pphcahofl6 hnd been dlllil t Wlth by them For ji'l? nt ~ bfl.ve h~n the cha mpIon s of the }.Ilea th at
e:dended POhCI6, out o f WOI k donation
R&- It lS brrtlTl(; n. Iene that muJ.: e)t p09lbJe for tllA
ce'T'e d, 152, gr~nted , 14(1; roc ipeclYl :"":I.!"i'ln~ pntlon to ft."O.iJt tnd.:-f.hcretOT'S) ~h~ould Ho the I n<::t
~o 1 Recel wid anC) gr~mted 109 ~ for
"PeopJe 10 t he world }to~ decTV' men t A.Ild women
e,;:ten slOD NQ~2
R e(x'lfeci , 469,
bec,"~'ie they are not JTY.l:nua,\ workers I
provo peOOd ,
, gnmtod for 12
It 18 nm a qlle~tlon of a. m:m S po-cn tlon In the
ThB Commit f\'s report
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macume,
but, what,
he e:;tands
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ELAY IN TRAINING
for Dtnd 1$ u-orkin~ {or , t:e, does be work for the
Th<." Dl sch [l rp: d Sailors and Sr.ldlers
em a.n clpat lOn of tho rnahunl workE'l" <I'" wclJ AS
mcnt Sl1b-Comnlltt~ , m thei r report,
a.U other workers, or doeR ho Istand for a. contmu;\ n und crlaklllg IfI cOl1lJect.lbl1 '\Ith the
anre of the pretent F.oCl3,l and pohtlcal sV6tern
",cheme h td been reccI \ ed and a.ccepted from
whIch oon dernna the u orking class (\'Fhl) l'l.re tho
R<!adLng Local ' Vat renslOn~ Comm ittee, Iijlree· nHlJont.y of the nation) t,r) ,be mer!) profit maklT1g
mg to emp lo\ 40 pN ccnt men 1t h ad b een machine\! fOI othCl p eople Thnt l~ the quest IO n
rl ocJ(ll'd 110 CHTV out a !l peCl,d cam'ass of em . th'lt renlh.. matte""
plo) e l'8 ~vh o h,lt! n()t g iven Illldertrucings under
en l \"il son refer!5 to "thn edremls t scct lOn
th e <lQmo sch eme A lI,.t h,ld been snbmlttcd oC the Labolll Parl't"
M a Y' T re mind bm th a t
,,( ;111 firm " III tho local arca empJonng 100 or th ere are 6."ttren'·llsts 111 hi S Pnrt J , the CoahtlOn
nll') re \\ orkpeop le, and tho Secl etarv was m
P ilrty, .lnd these m :ln ~xtreml st s ha'<e o n more
<:t rnl'!te d to \ l"'t t h£>1Yl 'I hQ Ch:'I.I r mnn refeITf'd than one OCCaslO1I durmg tho pa..st fivo veal'S,
t o the dela.\' Wlll('h Wll~ be ing expellenced tn the bel'aUM of their IIIfluencc 1Il dIfferent GOTern
pla(,lI1g' of' d ls.ah'ed mPH ' 1n t rallull,g by the DI\:I
ment d epArtmonts, brought thiS' country tn tJIG
"lI"l flll Dl lE'dor r)f l'ra mlng, <lftel the y had becn verge of CI\1I " ar Tt HI' ti lle there nre differ
re<omme,ui ed h v the \;\nOU8 locn.1 technlcnl etlces of OTllmon In tbe Lahour Party 'n blch IHIV(!
.d\ I,.(lr\ c'l mmlttccs. a nd t he folI o" 1Il~ J'ei:mhl
C<lu"ed Intter feehn!t In I be ]lAst
Tlic:'i e rl1ffer~ Hl n n il!> 1manmlO\l sh- c.l rned
''lbnt t hi S Com- ences may contmue Bnt t he, nre not gre<l l cr
mlLlee Vi''''lN'~'' t o d m " the attentIOn of the Mm. th an thoro e:ostlOg In tile Conll1on Ptft-tv u-hl('h
Islor (r Lab011r to tho delav wh!(:h 18 tl1kmg gIVe ri se lo fllUt e a ~ mneh hl ttcl'll~S l~ Its rank".
pl:'lcC 1Il t ho pla olng of cll fla bled m en In tnmun,g. to .arty nr)thlllg AlxlUt the extr~me hJt,~e61f' j'.S ex
,lft" r fhl') bave been N?co mmended bv tho \llrl
ISt..lOg' bob\ ~ n It lln d the " r('e Frces, "h lCh IS
fm ", \oNII t e<' hn lcal ad' IS'O l'V" commIttees and to e'l: ldentlv InCrea.sma
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lIrCA tb <lt the Dt' I"1O nal DU"ector of Tratmng be
It IS °m,my ycars ago th,lt. SOme Qf 11.<; wef t)
In <;tlllcted to ~PM'r1 mAit€1'i§ up In thiS connec. comlnced that thE'I'e W<I" :"Ib~lut.cly no dlffor
110n
10 tItle 118 <lflpltCMi.s h nl"e. been recom- enco ooho;reen tho LlhNrll a lJd l'Clnr pulle s os
m onrJCfl fOI t.ralnlng. but 1I0tl'fica.tlon has not far a.s tbe fl.S plrAtlon.s of the " orkl1lg cJ:1SS for n..
l)N'n t eccl ~ed that more lohan ' slX h ave actually fuller dH~ "'-ere co ncf'rned 'Ve tberefOl e tlntnk
been 'Placed In t~lIllng"
th(lo Right 'Ron DaYld LIm n I: eorgf"l Pruno Mm1bo minutes tore appro,ed
If!tcr and head of thl9 CO<1l!tlOn Gon~rnm (>nL for
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hlll declutatlon of nar on 1he~ I"a.boul." Part.v It
clent'S the air It l!"l mnklll~ It phull to nil t h tl t
60 fa.r as pa.rties Rle c-on cune rl the Issue IS 11('1W
JOined between tha 1<l U! I .. ord Beacon <:: nrd r1's
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"T\\o Nat l0J1S''' 011 the on e 6HIc ;)l'e langed
Tbe st.a.tu t-ory meeting of th e a.hO\e Comp<lny the Coah t lonlS'ts Umom~~ Wee Frep~ and
was held a.t the FlrSt Avcnue H otel, Loudon on other Lloornls and on the other Klde th!" L <l bom
Monda.y, Wle 26th Aprt1, 'Mr Robct"t ~Jlell Chail- Party W'1 t.h Its au;uh,lry Socla.ll st and Trado
man a.nd M.a.nagmg DIrector of the. Compa.~y, pre- Ulllon fo rces
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One can on ly hope t..b~t t h e "trllggle ~b UA
'I'he Secretary, Mr R E.... Evans, !read tlle notloe JOllied wIll proceed on the hneq of r e:lson nnd
:~~T;'~d~~;admeetmg, and t.hQ reiit WRS uu a,m· Judj;C ment. a.nd not 011 thllt of force But such
Mr Allen, Address'ng t.ho m ecuDi, sald
You statem ents as tholfO of Gol fWll son nnd t.he
Iol'e no doubt awa.re that t he 11!ISUO of tho Company extremlstlt m the COft.htlOfl Go,"cliflm e nt Are n ot
,,-a.s cn e.l<>uoscrl bcd and tba.t olfi sbarehoklers c<llcu18ted to seCllro the SlICCe€S of conSiltllhon'll
u:oecd 1,000 It ",I I! bo of lD tercst Ito you to
thet..bods
Tho dl13t-o['V manncr I In "'ltich the
.hat tone b .n/{Ib le a.s5(!U; of tho Fil~ a.rc m'''e .U<O",-' pre!'!sm~ f'll1est!on of housmg"has be~n de ~lt"'Wllh'
!!Qu a.l t,.o the, pnJd up capital of tho Compan)', qUIte tbe cont inued lOcrea.se of prl ccs. lrE}ntltJng fro~
lpart. from any allowance for gOOd'-Wll1 or patents
the d Cpl'CClaLlo n of tho
through the
flU the Firms spectalities a.re a.mply covered by pnntm.R' of tok~ns for \\ e;llth tllRt.
not c:tl st
pa.toote Ul t illS 8.nd aU the leadlJ;t&' oountrles ot th
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Lbe l\orld Your Dircctors are n egot.la.tlllg th e saJ e
e un A"onra. e
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of certalll fore ign pate-nts thlough then trU$tod resu.lt of eIOOl!!UH
of
represeD~tlvC$, who are a.t present abroad ,
mon cv bv direct lnco me
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wc navf'l reason to belieH'l that II. tlarge 8um may cs.pltn,l (c~plta.l o.cqmred by t he
wh~ ex.
be r0&J.i5ed at DO dlSt&llt d.t.e as al l C5ult of t hese plOlted the nntlOn In Its time
1"\ced dunng
~otJa.tlons
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\ I t.he W:'I I' nnd 11!- ",tIll conllnllC'd) the nc~l cet uf
~ ln talang mor Allen &: Simmonds, Limited, the the " heroes 'J who f;,;'lved the '
Rnd
Q:>mpulY a.cqull ed II. ~ lunber of pIO ... c.d va.lua,b lo po \" unemployed , <lnd
~a.litu~. OIl wh_i(jf tlt.velve yearF> of eoncentrs.tod c::q.Rtenc~ (In cntiroiv· 'ilDtl"Qllnl. ~
t1rort and much aOlta l lla. ... o hoon spent. 'l'b ese unemnloyment dole!t ;

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6pCClalit.iea r elate pruHll!)S-Uy t.o PISWllK, Pist..on
Vahrs and Rod. raaklllgs, Il.lld aro <''fIUully appllc-.
able to manna sLeam engtncs , locomot.1ves (rail
and road), an ~mprCSSOI!3, pumps, a.nd a1l1l1ternal

" H olme'\vood" Bmfield lI&ftth on 0 r tober ~Qth
la.b ycar, J ohn Ed'Htrdl MllIa'rd \ 'Of 13, _~~tleetroot, Rc~hllg, met. With an nCCt~ent"
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t;eque l wa.s h eard 10 the Countv C(llTt befo,re
HlS Honour, Jud ge'" Radchffe, K C, '" hen ' Mil.
lard made a cl/UJn far £'655 48 wld'r ~e Employel's LlabJhty Act, 1680, ,gal l d ~e.....-..:!Srs
Collie r and Catwy, the Readm$ b lidl ~ can.
tractors, In whose employ ho WQ.S I\VO km~ at t he
t im e of the aCCident
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~' ro m the eVIdence of the appellant It l'Ppeare<i
t~at o n the ,r ft-arnoon of Octr.ber 30th he w a ~ cn
gaged III p~lnti ng a.t the ho l.!fi~. a.nd
Pun-er
(hit; foroma.n) l!a."e him lIlsttuction,. to fix np some
S(..-atroldmg Hp. PIlt up ' coo short trcssel;vtd
la;ycd scaffQld-boauls from tbli} top f , t to t he
la.r,dtng of tho stn.lrc~
Iber& Wi'l06 1\.- step·
laXfd.er standmg by the st.a.UOIIse, add the- lore
man showed him how to put that upbn the ' ftcaffol dmg In ord er to rea.oh the top lIavlllg done
that, said l\1illnxd, b e dipped hiS bl"'JIsh mto the
buckd, went up the J..'tdder a nd
Just gOIng
tv Pkut thc co10urd Ol" Itlbteb w a llb'"tlhlelll hded heaTd la.
croo mg noLSO nil
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tho stmI'C,ase a d wtanee of about fift~n fect As
the result of the fa U he was :rendered uncooSCloua, inJured hts all kle and lert.l~g, and tore
one -of ht.S finger-s He. \"fiR Inld nPlior about a
month
Prlor to the aCCident, he stn.t.ed , h iS
cnrnlDga amou ll t.ed to about £4 4~ -per "rt'eek,
bn t, on account. of the \',:eakness of hl ~ ankle as
the res'nlt of (he fall 1 he W<l.s no 101ger n,b1e. to
f()Jio ,v n.ny occupatIOn n h ~rcm mou n fIlg ~caff01l::1m g and .. l a:dd~n: ~ was lle~e!s:!<\J."Y ... .. He ~arled
v.:O l!La.:l a tomp0l'a;ry -postman on lJf.eremb~r l..,t.
an d WIl..."i now reO!'H:lng £'2 16.s . 8 . pcr ~et'k
In addItion he recel\'ed a. penslOD Ir
~"'Army
autGOl'ltJ€S 1)0 RoCcoont ..Q.f war selVI e tnlnnes
.se\ era.l wltnl,'ss \\ ere kaJled b\ t~e app~'ll,tnt'B
counsel (Mt Du ncan) \to sub!tantlp-te h lB conto.nllon tha.t t he fOlomnn (Purvcr) Knowmg thnt.
th e io.ddor \'l as unsafe for sca ffo lding purpo.<;ea,
n.lIowed It to be used for ~m C'h a p'urpose, n.nd,
In fo ct, S8.\\ t1e la dder 00 w:~d
T~ e 'case for the lespondent..1 was hat, in spIte
(If repeated w::arntnt's t.ha.t Lbe bddof was unsa.£e,
the <lppellnnt took the r isk nnd u:.ed It m~Lead
of wn.ltmj:! for the proper tressles I The ladder
,\a..<; HOt. t h e p lOpe rt) of the firm , but wns
possessed \'Iy I he o\mor of the b~l!S-e Milla.rd
""M fl.n o'( penen ved n N km .tn. sal Mr EarCIl
ge,,' (colln sc.l for- tlll) de-fendant firm) anil SIlOUld
t hel 0101 e. h , LVO known better ~J1 1) h:n e used
t¥ l.ldde l fot such no purpo~e R'evcr,tl VoIlncsse!'l
wQle called for the defence, nnd npl on~st them
were three foremen ,\ho each s4ld thev had
warn ed tho ""orI... men o f the t1n sUlt~bll1ty of t.he
ladder I Thoy 1111 exple~ d the 0Piln ton Umt . l t
\Hl >! ll "ed mote fl6 a convenience, Inst ead of gomg
to f{'tch t ho proper plant
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....Hor h E'fllll1g both c01l1l sel, H ISj Honour de11'n:'lcd Jlf(~ golllont
FlOm Lhe e'\ ~ dence of thG
fOl e men, he }; dd It was clear that tho laddel
was kncnvn to
da.ngerous for I an)' pUrpO"6
r)thCl 1 han th nt. of he1l1S' used 8B B~ta treatSG ' but
tt "as ,th o eVident that Ml Pu Tet 8ll W the
ladder belng' used for t he pHrp(l.~O f plankin g- or
!-ic<>ffrohllng :n~d Old not p re\enl, It sing tl~ea In
tbat Wll.\:
Ho mm.t ther e fOl'e, fin4 In {){ronr of
the plRJntdf He \\ould allow Md1arn £31 1&
for wages lo!¢ and, 3.s to tho futu~ lIe tfr"ough t
th"t ns Millard 'HS fl,b1e to work l\~ a rural crdo
postman t here could not be mu~ wrong ,vlt h
hI S allkle now, 50 he would only al 0'" h im £10
Judgement '\Ollld lherefore, be entered lor
£41 l8s, '" Ith costs

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e.1.ch and all of l!S Yet!t.here IS at tlm~jn ~su.cb
a. spot a. sense of crowded I bemlty Almost one
I S oppressed by It
The eve, m some deg~, ma.y
tlre of beauty such as bel'e abounds The glade
IS one to see and to remember, but oot to VISIt
often El se were Its bea.uty suob a.s would appal
A stNl.nge conceit. Ye~ one, I thmk which comes,
a.t tImes mto the mehta.l VIew of every a.rdent
W0I5hlp,per of Nature: In hiS "Story of my
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Rl chaJ d J efferies, 10 lDoomparable
Jangu.''l.ge, VOICes somcthing 10 this Oppt'asSIOD of
the beautltul m Nature In him It eVinced a
dmiire to ,l!'et be.yond the InVbl ble , and the very
Im po~ lbLilty of thIS s~m5 to ha.ve lITltated hiS
InImIt a.bl e obsGrvant facu lties to the extent that
he hn.lf beheved he had att."lIned what hlB clear
concept IOn must ha,\,rJ assured hIm was e88en~
t lallv tln attamabl~
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oppree~d bY' thl'} hea~ty of ~ a starht sl..-y that It
,h,IS como as flo lehef if Fchange lt for the commonplac&-the gas l'4-p~ and the glare of shopfro nt wlOdm\ s
Therp mu.st be somethmg vet
unCathomed wh,ch a<;ounts for thl8, som.etbing
ultra met.a.phy~ lcal , beYond the power of human
reason1Og to penetT'd.te
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A N onnan bowl, It hllB all the citaraclert6ti.c
beAuty of the perIOd
Its making Yet now It.
15 thrust outSIde the
urch a,nd put to 'l1Sje as a
garden "Me'" Buch a f!lucred rehc surely mIght

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wrong In Its preseet lqcatlOn and.ltIJ preae,nt llBIi'
Tht8 Norman ' font, t.hnlet ouUfde a
church t.ypes the ejectment of the olden faith at
the Instance of the nerw And It reads more than
one 1630011 t..o the few who stay hnef ~entfl
lookIng on It Its aglY and beauty both,
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",tory of tho pn.st r Dn,t there 16 something more
The' flowers whlcti bloom m ,t, and thOse which
yet Will bloom, are types of t.hnt faith which
blossoms SL1U,--e]ect lt tbo.se who will J maJ.lgn
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hn.V,6 been repla.oed whhn the modern church was
butl~ upon the anCient
only for lte 1n"PAPM"ar

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But y.ou will always score from Jacksons' Cbrners.'
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I rem.emoor then thinking' tha.t tho multi·a.cred
owner of t h ose woods Had, In t.he use of IllTO

'U~~~~ii~:"~~'Hf;
e
from~S~
Go·
at Wool·
of
men who
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Co~pered Wire Mesh. black enamelled. slightly sOlled. sIze 2ft 5,n. 2P'i
Wr ite ~n.melled. slightly SOIled, tubular sldes,
mesh, ade
.pecLSlly for hosPltal~. 35/-; wortb.70/,
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seclUSIOn No hedgebanl..-s Ime th; road, a. stop
or t \\O runde among th~ bracken a.nd a new world
sprcads before the astonumed eye
In such a gpot one 16 removed frow care and
all kmdred lUS tha.t cha.fe and I coll the better
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part of ones e::llst..enc~"' r Tp rest here 4Dlld the
wo ndrowl beautJ',; of the treee l/J to -forget for a
bnef hour that lifo
work a.nd weanness ; n.nd
comes t he t.hought. thilt Nature, gentle mother,
1S the solaee for the pa.m and troubled thoughts

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THE DELL,
II; Itt'-<! but iI. hundrOO: .. a.rd9 from the main
highway, yet in lt I have· never ee&n- even one
who haa 60ught It ffl r lte mSO'lc beauty and

\.dark 7pines ADd, c6mea 'a viVid fudor,. of
wandcnng tlJrough their 8(}htndes one hot August
day. whep, from the qUIvering heat of the open
lands, I struck Into the mut'muroUIS made and
threaded alone many IIdev1ou8 and forbidden

fie1d and the

meetmg furtber dell1ands that the Home
Socre,tal" should order fl, pllhltc e9qUlrv IOta the
the poli ce on lobe occasion of the de monof ex sel'Vlce men hel~ on ~farch 1st,
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tbe solution of these quash.o ns, the
t he Pnme Mlm.ster'~ reference
for heroes' to be a tfavesty and an
F"
men who have s~r.ved
country ,

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gant (Rnd JUdlCloual notlOc boards, secured a.
pleasure for tho da.:Mng. 1 For there is, in those
pme woods, n. freedom nono but the trespa&3er
apprecH~tes
Penetrate thorn far enough and not
e.ven the sudden ~ an~ dve'1"'-zealous kee~r shall
rob the VGnturcr of p1rnsuroo found, let anger or
S'Urpnse be whn.t It may Then, too, there 18 the
added ple",,"re of tb. pOsSlbly compulsory out·
ward. JourneYIng; and even that may be enhanced
If ons 1.6 S'Ubtle enough to U lose one's wa.y H
.. The ea.rth IS t he Lord's a.nd the fulness thereof"
was writ of no pa..~lD g OWJler

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BOYS & G,IRLS.

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Boys' RAINCOATS, froI'h .... c- ::.-:- 30/21 I"

GIRL?' RAINCOATS, from
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Gent's Mac;ksl, from £2 0 O.
Ladies' Mack~, from , £ ,2 2 O.

Wei reached the hIghest meadow and looked
backwa.rd on the
chmbed A dIp in the
fronting rond ga~e a,~fan '"6ha.p'ed VIew of nearer
lowland.q where the r1rers are, of mmor ridge 10
middle distanoo ~ens ~ with tree", of great Cha..lk
rampn.nts of the 11110 of hills we have IMl'noo. to
love by tra.vel on iit.s Ibng far reaching ndge. On
tbat -grea.t~ ridge we Fappily locate ont8t&ndmg
pomt5 as ROOkedor' here the Roman way goes
south, and Cot.tmgton , where the Portway is, a.nd
sea there, too, t.be distant skyhne through the
spaced. stems or \'l hat we are wont to term u the
B~bea on K10g John's "
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lSomethmg there is in that far
lwhlCh holds tlie ~ewer whIle the
Is lt that we are lookmg aCl"OM great
of Do fOTgotten past 1 Is It t hat lfi
momenUi we e::s:perlence a.~ :mBex of
:joumeymgs?
do m,t Jmow
know, tho southward View and Its",:;::~ri.:~';
of bi1Js stir III us ~ ~at tide of D
formleai, and unbldden
...And t.here, pOll[haps, is the. solution- we

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&;~EN1;"S MACKINTOSHE~,

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Gent's Raincoats, ' ~5/.

GIRLS' [M ACKINTOSH CAPES
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Jac~ksll)DS' Corners

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i'I~D1GESTION .IMEANS
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many bU&Ines8 people ~ Loss of strength, lOes of

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Workers, suffer' Irom Indigestion ;~u£e their

how:s are. long, and they Cannot give "propel:' tl:me
to men.lR 'l'hen the "'-ppetite WOllCS, . dIgestion
:gro~s, ~ i~Le.J _ ana: the ';blood ,b eoome:\ im&)

povenshed. So the -,gr1}~ra.l health suten ; ;
. Jangno-r. ~ervou8 Itronbl~ a.nd jlleepless,oe8Jt fol ..:
lojV Remember,>,th. whOle sy.tem ....1i..
!l\"'d. b1oOst, an'd good blood ~d. ul# a
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l'he ..nomacb
j,,:orJt. ~~J!8 l!Je,

valuable ftBSet,
'Wlth orders, whilst wo
by every -pest for
1\ut tho l8allt mtere&ting
kDaw1edge tbao you hlwe on t.he
men who indivldually lmcrw every
Firm's produohous, o.nd (uriheI', l ~ ca.n
'thEll'G can be no Baud more koon or
CIomJHJ.Ily
yOttr ,Present Dirootors

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For tl118 rea$On _Ia
good blood, like Dr
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time," stLld MIss Fox, i'I snffered'

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SALARIES.
TO no: BorrOR OJ' TO U JUUI)INO OUJDtft:a."
Sir - Last week', lSSUO of the 100&1 Press atated

~',!ll~~~2 '~'!"'f!r r.:~~.!'"m"i, t~e 3:.

,:rMeraI Ol'LDlon In the town that all elementary
.00001 t.e&abeI1l will benefit, but t.hia is lDoorrect
in t.hb oas6 of the uncertifiC8.ted. tea.chers of lon,
10l"V100. OWln'" to tb~ low ma.:mnum
Some or ttese tea.ehers ha.ve serv8d the
for 10!lR penods. ra.nglng' from 20 to
aro
bclllg paid £170 per yea;r,
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\\'om en supply teachers, who, owmg to..
of teachers, are still In tho 9lllploy of
EducatIOn COlnJm ttce, a.re being pa.id
lfl O.'fC'.eSS
!.lot bccalUIO of e tlic:u;m.oy.
heeauso t h ey a.re oortlfie&tod
The N n.tional A9S0C1&.tion of UncertIfiea.ted.
f c.nch<.'J'S has wntten to the iReadlnl' EdBCaUon
Commlttea ca.l1mg 1i.6 a.ttention to the lnadequ.a.t&
'Ps.yme nt of unooriifi(ll.t.ed teachER In the schools
of .Rea.d1I11Z ~eso 'WaochBl'9 do exactly the same
U'01lk. as oortifica.ted cl.u.rs3 te.chen, get exact); t.he
f:;urle
results, have 80l'Ved a. fuU apprenticeshIp.
Go.rn tho sa'mo J(ranta and are ~tScd as qU&1ifteid
t.ca-ch&rS by t he Boaro 01. Educat.a.on, a.nd are ask.·
... Ut for a.t lcMt 80 'per oeo\ of ~ teaehM'S'
' na.cmum and mmunum a.n.d lQlmedJate ooris.ideraUl.on of Ullool'bfl.oated t.M.ohont of 10111 aernoe
Ther are of opml.On that. ~ ua lu.s~1J' enutted
t \.0 flo t .. ,rllt proportion of' public ~ for public
• work affi.ci!>.n tl:r peri9E'JD,eci b.7
IoqI .n::
1 lt11i!: all over the 00'Urlt.ry to !AbrJavo M Mlp

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Ma s"ed cloud baIlks, ommons and hoovy, alone
! relle\ Q the leaden sky DIBtant hllla are Viewed
through sh eets of drivmg ram, or lo om uncertaiuly
tbrou,t.rh chnglng mi st
In the mIddle dIstance where tbe massed treos
n.re t he wmd.5 direction sho\\ s by Its effect upon
t he. outmQ.'lt trees, I g'irmg alternato ltgh.t a.nd
~a.de as t he gusts !nveep by
Assoctahon of
sen <;. es brlnH5 to the l,flIl(!l ear the unheard SWlSlJ
of swapng branchlets a.nd of driPPIn g leavOE So
closely are eye and CAr alhed thu.t even whel
th .
t
db'
f h
~ 0 presen ram
c~asts, t ere 1£ a sense 0 t
Im mediate In the view of dlsta.nt storm effects;
so t ha L when co mes nga.m the dnven ram, Its
coInmg I! unheeded for to Dlental View It hu

Ohe 80uth and the
of blu.·black pm ...
'ib'''l u -be&!W' lllId .trll~~" t.hAx>iJr of

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HOJ~ES.WALKI':R]
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thiS country ba.... e had to face &lDoe the
ArmlltlOC You WIU be plea.soo to know we hold
vary la.rJ;:e 8tocks of pig Iron, scrap UOll, foundrY
eok:a, IWd non-ferro'Ws -raw matorlnJ, so , t.bat we
sha.ll Dot be short of mater-uu fOjr our Foundry
Depactmeut.
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In the Motor Bod,..-Bwldmg' Department. w,e a.re
very buay mdeed, In fact, we havl) bOOn compeUed
fA> rafuse a Ja.rge number of orders ThIS depa.t t·
ment lS fully eqUlpped WIth c\ery facihty as r egards pla,nt for rapId production, and a &:Ood atock.
:Jf oma.t.el mlB has hoen accltmulated
The !dolor
ltepa.lr D e pa.rtme nt I S fully eqUtpPOO WIth the best.
poB81ble plant and n6Ce6sa.ry eqUlpmc nt and 18 fUJly
OccuPled WIth work. The Motor Car Ga.rago and
Showrooms In tho con tra
Readmg Will be
p.lebed a.bout July or '
wlth
m full IOrY1()8,

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There IS ha.ppm6S6 on such a; I&th Onoe~on ot,
the roadwa.y (not unplJasmg in ,1tee1f) ia forgotten
and. wide heath lands
tlt.e Vleow, For nearl;
half a mil. the heath"" fi~ stretch away fuward.

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,renua:~

RIO., R!SE1tVElp

AlmOBt hfd~en beneltth the crowding heather

the f en~me6ljln'" Side
Tho Jaok bf C:>castmg5, O'Wl~to tbe four
foundry strike wblch termma.
early lD
has been the greatest 000
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a narrow foo~w!\y mak~ a. t'lght lme on from stile
to wle .Birch sanhnge akirt the way, and at the
fa.rt.ber p ortion of tQe pnthwn.y overhaug In cascades of tiey glustenm* leave!!

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the manv things tbat

asper.lt~ng tho people
prcparmg
S(T'ourtd for the ~eed8 of a nnrchv It IS 10
oomiru..st.IOll cugih es for motor cars JorrlC8 Diesel bat. tlllv)e eYIls that t.he Labour P.nrty eX1S'lo;
ungmcs, etc Tlpl.i, l'6u ,\Ill sec, the scope' 'Of t he IS o::mtinuously WOJ klllj'!
It ltfl t:l a decla.red
Compan~'s product~ IS C1l01-mOUS, m fact, there. policv of reconlitrucilon for a.ll to-I'CAd_ nnd e-x
a.re no cngmoormg spoclll.liLtr-s on the ma.rket which ftnllne; a. pro~rammft comrnen$tlmto wi'th thG
aa'o Ilpp.II(~.ble t..> such !\ \\ldo 'neJd or ado!)tlon 01 reqlllrmnents of th e times On the other ha;;
are of such lnlPQl t,tnee, bClng' litcraU) the heart t he pi oscnt, CoahtlOD 15 h\'lnC'T on expedl'" . '
and lungs of ali rCClproca.tmg prlW e movers
Jt.
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WIll be apparl'nt that t he dema.ud WIll be- & rapidly Wlth a jhan d to mOllLb whcy tha.p Vfl.rl e8 from
lfI cr(}aBlng one.
dav to da.y 'WIth no de6n1 t e pm.l{I1lmme, urlless
You ...o N natur.&!Iy \\TlSh to know "hat advanta'17os It be Ul Af. It 19 det.er.rruned At. nil boat to I!'Pcnre
the (()mpan) Ii spccla.lihes eUJOy over resUlts the contInuance of the present ~rn.em of exobt,&med trom $um'nr appliances now m generat plOltmg ~he people 10 the mterests of Its
US-f!, and I can staLe and ",ubst.8.ntlato tba.t by their
fTiends, Ule l<1ndJord~ , finanCIers, and t.mst and
fitm ent a n llm~e t of substantial Improvements rombtn6 promoteu
r C,,<;ulr, 'lh e .c t~
C sa ... mg docs uot a.verago Ie.'!£. tha.n
Yourfi fOlthhlllv,
12! per cent, 0 I ts c:qwvalent m Ulcr~ Pov.;el',
L E 1 QUELCH
Wltb.a. ICUt t lV a"tng m IUbrlcktJng 011 Smoothc:r
38 Gower street Readtng
runnlOg of ('.Jl g l , l ea so fitted. 13 very ma.rked, tbe
26lb Apr 1, 1920
JtfJ1craJ. waar u.nd l ear of ma.m bea.rlllgS, etc, J8
COllsJdol nbly r educed, wbtlst the geuelal We of
~ny engm6180 fitt.«l IS, as a. consequence conslderE :t·s t.wg a nd comparS:Wvely old
ubi) ploJolIged
plll.n t
IS
t horou gbly modernISed as regards
efficltmcy by t np fi t meut ot th eso speCl&h tle.~
These statements are supported by Il..Inple practJeal
Pl cof as Allen & Simmonds, Ltd , fitted cVeJY
type of cngllle, pum p, compressor, ctc., from the
la.,rgesc. t.o the s ma.1l cs t power, WIth equa.lly ~ccoss
fuJ res ul ts
OUr spCClaht lCS are belOg used by
many a t Ul'" prlllczpa.1 power Users Including
ShI PDln9: CompanlCS, iflallways , Colhery' ...Qwneu,
EX.OFFI~ERS·
Cpttoll bplIlnersl Papar Makers , .Flour MIllers, et.c ,
80 It 'Ao'1 1i Ue sern that t.he Cowpa.ny s pa.tent. a.re
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nut o.lso to all .road vehicles
DEFINITE AND ESTABLISHED AVENUE
Your directors ha.ve ooneentn.ted thei.:rl epeelal
OF ENTERPRISE.
a ttcnhon all t he d evelopmen~ of v.:orb a.Jt,d plant,
SO ns i.e produce on mlISII. production lines
duoo t.ho OOS t of p roduction to the lowest
pomt. Tho pl~t hud doy, D for t.ho nr<)QUctl<lO
our(specla.litICS 13 of t.he
alld
tho
purpose
Smco the, ,:n:;c~~w~e;':b~:a~r..,::!A
U1C bUSIOCSS, we nave 01
posSIbIlities of production,
p.mcu""!'!"r~~,;~;:'";
so In ragald to thc fOlmdry,
produotlOn Tb'3 fouudry cnsures
domple supply of ca.etlDg"8 for 'OUr 'P;~'"·u"" ,
out which no materIal progress could

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MElNT_ _COMMITTEE.
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indl~tlOD
My food caused et~
crudu\tmg
in the) chest. Flatulence and
water braeh almost Invanably fonowed everytbmg
I ate an d roMle" me feBI nght.. down m

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Severe Nerve and
Stomach Trouble:

" I dieted nfYl!elf, but the ligbtcet foods trpSet I
me, and I 81.l.ffered 5uch agoth~ that eventnaUy \

Dr.

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Cassell's Tablets,
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left very weak and nen-ous. Sometimes I oould tIot
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keep sti1l. fur DCreS, and worse than II.
e.ou not
sleep at nighbr I ball little demre for foel, and..
when I did eat P"tn. WM suro to follow iu my
1A
I WI eel al&o
h hood
and over the t,dneya.
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a.ehee like neur8).gia, end In my left arm there was
dull, gna"ft"ing ~a.in (neuritis), which became' sha:r"P.
if~ my
8uddenly. The mdigoshon bad
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'OOoome 10 bad. that my stomach lVR.8 ulcerated
u I bp~tryixlg one thing and another,
WIth~8.t till ;r got Dr. Ca.ssell's TableJ Then
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in a ebott tlme I Wa.8 cnred."

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t!'euntis, Malnutritioll, Wn.sting, Anremla., Sleeplessnell, IDdigeaUon, Kidney 'fiouble, a.nd Prewo.tUl'&
Decay. Specially 8UlbLblo for nunnng mothers aud
wowen of Dllddle age Sold by Chel1lllta- and Stores III
all ~ '<of ,the world. Pnces 11 3d and 38. tbe
~. iISP ~the more economical Free mform8.holl OU

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A EIR~T C~S$:'

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LOf!don, ,Street (lnd Queen's foad Ciprner,

RE~DIN4" - -:
BOOT REPAIRS IN

oun WEL

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• poot.card
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uaiu after, or ~eing trDub'ed wltli flB.tntcnoe and
heartburn
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brigh'OOr had more vtgolr, and fett a: new interemo In life
,
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wIll alwaY!iI TeCOmmend Dr Willia.ms' t>ink prll!
for the rgreat good they b.\ve done me."
To overcome md1genlon, palpitations, heart.
hn:rn a,n d flatulence., make vour blood n<>h red
tl~d abundant W'ltb Dr Wilham'" "]llOk plll~ for
p ~l e 'PeOple ' You need neyer I!mffer m br.nlth or
pocket bhTi)u~h mdurerlio!l ~ Anv df aler CR11..t
l'lu{'plv Vf]U Or send ~ Od far one bo:ot', o~
151i 3(1 for six bdx~, to Or WiJh<lms' MedlCl1)el
Co 36 F It7.rilV" Square. IJoudon W 1
FREE - " W},Ai. to Eat" III the tltle ot a. Ule-f
ftll Diet Dook ~er,ed fToo to all TNI.4et'8 'Who end

;rew

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Dr. OU~n'8 Tableu-a.re the perflict modem liqro,e
r1Imed~ for N.ervoWl Brellkdown, Nerve Failure,

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LJather Griftdery, ' Rubber~

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contmued tWltb Dr Wllijams' pink: piUs
and. my appetite. be;nn ~to get 1,keen I fonnd

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ALL YO\lR REQUIREMENT-S

I t.ned many kinds or mdigerloon mi'l:-

tures , but thev did. me no J,!ood
II Thon I h~ppenlJdl to read of s. pers()ft w.!er.In g like mYl!'elf h a.vin.'( been ' cuyed bv Dt-. Wllhams' pink pIllS', and I resolved t<> gIve ~m a.

::Mrs: Williams, Alwyn Cottage, Whitby, n ea.r
Gheeter, BAys .::-H Afte.r &9- attaok of~ plenriay I ~a.8

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\'Va.s no nnprbvement I beca.me low-8'pirited, an.ai
nervous , a.nd my 6ystem got mto ... terribly weak

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