Reading Observer 05-1920

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BATUBDA.Y, MAYS, 1920.

COST {)F. THE ·

ROYAL COUNTIES'
AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

A HEAVY

CX)sL oi the rUllni ng o f lohe . trams anu bU&CE ; '

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TNDl GQ, NAVY SERGE. ROod quality. flLlt color.
I:iCOTCH TWEEDS, in Grey IUld Fawn ahadce.
}jROKEN CHECK TWEEDS,
all Wool.
N.-\. VY IUld 'WHITE STRIPED SU I ~fIN GS , vo.rioul
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F ANCY WOOL and 'S IL1K TWEEDS in slnule1l of
Bl ue alia Heather.
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~ea t CHECK , TWEED, in s hades ,of H eather and
Bro .... n.
All oue price I.

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New TunicShi~ts.
Special pUrc1lall8 or Twill TUNTC S HIRTS ill Crea.m
('rountl 'Tf"i t!J, various colored stripes. Double
Cuff, !!iize.<t 131 to lS"i tlcb COU ll!"
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I ?YPHF.lt(. ::;HrnTS ahad O;:8 of Blue, Pink, H elio,
e~ .• \~ith Detncbcll C.f.lIH r to ma.tch, a ll eizea
·r:LSt Colors, Do ubJe ~u fT .. ..••••••••••••..
l'.l.llcy Check 'rUNl
:SHlRTS. in .hades of Blue.
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Coli., '" matoh,
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with I .OO )lS for Belt.

Si:t~s

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for size 00
Sizes 00, 0/,1, 2, 3. Rising 1/- pertli%e

26, 'lS, ::IO iu. chest.

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ni ~i rtl! 1/IJC l" size.

Doys' ·DL.1.ZERS in
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~av'l Blue, IIi red Fduey
Cor . Patcb P oe1L cu
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Galva.niseel Wi:e Mesh .. tubular sides. ~ack enamelled,lO perfect,' cond.twn.
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specially for ho'pitals, 3S/ -; worth 701,

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We hav~ bee~ £~.~ 'a· Q'ua'rter
~uttlng prices of Foot~~aT
lar. an' eye opener to the Jie0ple

Centur;

mass~s,

of keenest

and the l':£oIIIbwiind
Berkshire and a\lJOlDIJng ljoon!;ies,

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86 pairs
75 pairs
72 pairs
60 pairs
57 pairs
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Ladies' Box qalf
Men's Box Calf,
Ladies' 'Tan Brogue
, sizes 11 to 1
Children's Tan Calf
Ladies', Glace Spoes,
12/6
581Youths' Box Calf Halotsi, , ..,wq
oil,pairs Ladies' smart Cloth
very high .
39' pairs Ladies' Glacc ·~ace
Ismart toe
66" pairs very s~perior Gents'
Welted Boots
85 pairs Men's 'heavy. NaileS
(toe tips)
56 pairs Children's Gla~e Gi'bs,on ISI,o,es,isewn
41.'pairs Ladies' Box Calf
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In 8t·t{llltioll qt~ ling of the J..eopo18 ~I ark
Nt). 325.
h eld ,at tho "Mnl!oni c Hall
26th ult... 'hen Mr. H . J . P erris wall
lIS W.:M, ~y th, Provi ncilltl Grand
Vil'C01J11t Y;flcntiol . . .Mr. PelTi1J nppoin tl ln\'est~d h i!; offirel'~ fur the year lUI
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H. Lewis, I.P.M., H. H .
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Houso of \Commons' on Tucsda.y, Mt.
a.aked t.he P arlis.n'icnt.ary Se:orrw, to tbe
Cont·rollor i ~ ~o woald stlt~ bow many
W&"e 'empJ?yed
at the signini ot ~e
J<,,,,;1>ticc by bis department, and how many at
·tim" and. wben h~ proposed t;o dose
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the ) otfioee under.
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Bedding in Stock at · Lowest Pric;es, ,';: ' ,

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TO MR. j. E. BEASLEY.

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in ' w~rkm,nship,
And tne lowest

---+-The Read ing Philharmonic Society ad?ed . to ,
th~ir &Lrelld.t long list. of sucee-.sse.s by ~heir ex.i~SOLUTION
FAILS T6 MOVE
ellent perforrn~ c6 or ~ellde15sobn's .. !.Elijah "
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at the Town H all Oil W ed nosdlty eveninJr. The
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hOIe perrormance fro m beginning to l~d \~M~ '..;~
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l'Jet'ing of the lte.adiaR" Council of Soc-i aJ
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cho ruses stood out prtimjnentl~ ill th~ I ~~~,~~ 1:~?1' W'th.pet~~~~~r:~ asthPt;id:t~
r xeollen ce - of their rendering, They 'rere for· occu pyin'g \h ~' chair: . -Thero wore &lso present.:
~un3t.e in securiu g the aSl!isLanoe of vr.ry ' a ble Tbo Rev. R , Wickham Leg&", the ROT"; 'Yo M. ·
roloi1t.!i, wLo <I;S~Uited ill n o small degree ~n carry· I Rawlinsoll , tho Rev. H . Ward ley Kin£". Messrs. F.
fng the performance t o a. successful in qe . 'Ihis D"ldry, W. O. Pa.lmer, T. E . .8a.rker G. W. Goo~.
may be said partlculRrly DC Air. Joseph l}'an-m g- . WID, •.R. P e llson , R. T . Dar'l'&ll, j . D~con,
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P lOroo, J. E. Coates, W. F. Spokes, H. 'I. Morley,
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re lUi:! nt.rt of ~ 6 D. Dankin' a nd S. R. Whit ley, Mrs . M. K. Higgins.
010 wark a~d 8ur talO cd bts part throughput wtt h Mh . . L. M . W liit.e., Miss H . 1/. Hart-Davis , M15S G.
ne dra matIC fo~. "!!e "'as pe~hap\ be",:d n.t. 1 C. iit~dcll, Mjss Darker, Mrs. Chcer • . Miss ~. I M.
~}S best ~n the air, I!'O n o~ H us wor~ like a l Mo%ha.y, · Mrs. B. Exe1l, Mrs . A. J~klns, M~ J.
~re," which he l'endered' With 6uch
and Robeon·Smitb., _ .M ia! D. Austen-LeIgh, CouDClllor
, ff ect as to call iforth t.he !pontaueous f\ppJ aUSG A. F. Cl ark. (hon. secret-a.ry) and Miss lJaplesdcn
~rom audience ah d chorus a.like. It wu indeed. (secret..a.ry) .
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~he ~<>unail placed on r~rd its reB1:et. tbat the
elY S'Ucces.riul with the exhortat ion ". Ri se ! r ~1uI::i0l1' ~oP~ . a.t their la~t lDC(:tmg, d~pre·
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hours, ' had a'pjllLl"cnily been withoa.t effect upon
'~Ian (co nt~o.Jt-o) St~sta.lDed he r rol~ WIth ~ ~'e~1 1 the action o f t he 'I'own Council :
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mOdulated VOIce, ,vhtcb , although not suffiCiently I
Tho Ma:-rClr reportoo t-ha.t.· H. oont"creuCe of bo~h
qawerful in · some CriliC6' opinion. was un~oubt"d. publio and voluut.a.ry bodies had been. called as
Iy well" suite,? to the work w:.hich. wu '\ &l,lotted ananged. . at the . J8.!t. m eetini, ~d ~~d passed
~p her . . Seldom bas t he well-known ~ir, 'I O." RelSt ' . r~~1~9ns · e mphu.i.siug (1) the desirability of ~
· m the . Lor~," been ' rendered more apprqpnately ' oTdu}~\Ilg : aU tho .~0Cl&1 work "of . the ..l?or.ou.h: m
wit.h more sylnpnthy than it reeeiv~at the too , Co~!lClI of ~al. WolfarC".; an~, With H. . :V1'!' w
~a.nds of j\[de. B al!sil:lrl on \Vednesday, ' nd she to ~ rl"1i.lJ1g tba.t ·lnto. Cft'ect. (2) lDvi~g. thoso ~dle~ ,
. "·!t·e!} -merlted ~ the l appreciat,j~n-1h8t wae oordFd ..D~~..!aP'1~,c1~:1.i~~ ' ~f ~r~~i~J}~t - ~~;~
· ~er. Mr. ~th8W Nevd,on .. (t-enor) put ~ n roq:te ~u·ut. of tho nature aJ.ld &CODe oI tho ' work in
v.er! 6f:!e ~ork ,~nd wns pattlcnlnrly succF,fu} ~n which ·theY are. a.1rca.<ly engaged.
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R~nd your heart! and ~o.t your
TIlo Hon~ Secrhtary ' presented. a comprehenSive
~annerits," and the r ectitative; .. j\1an of God, SUt\'1)Y
t.ho work denD and oomtcmplated 'b y the
~l°.w Id my w6~s be precious in thy I s:ight. " IIUme tOlIlS ~~a1.or:J"anisB.~ODS lD the t.o ..... n in wb lch
~ll se Grace St aples (Sopran o), had rome dlflicult t:he. p ()UoeiL1.9 mtet'Cl!ted,
~3.SSl.ge8 to trn.n s ln~e, but £he did her work very
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Israe! ," which opened tho sec-arid portiori of the
rlrogmmme. The cbonts, t aki ng up th~heme
~t. th.Ls pni nt, performed one of their best eflor~.
:fhe bond v;~ particularly good in this period.
~bably the best combined effort of ch
a.nd
Iland -wa" heard nt thE>. conclusiorr of th e. 'rst part
ell t1le work in the Jubilate. " Thank s be to God!/,
'r hich w as performed with pedcct un;"o n and HANDSOME ' CHl!JQUE AND GOLD
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.~oore, Ne\-rbold la.nd l.Joeock ablv nssisted t e Tht'l popJlarily of Mr. J. E. BC8~ley, wh? recen.tly
win cipal arti~1es
t.be nrious t rios nnd qu
resignoo· the bOllOI'a.ry secre~a.l"y8~lp o~ ~c Headmg
ti tles.
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Atblet...c Club, after a. sen 'ICO extendmg well «;n'cr
.Miss Lily Da.\·is labl--r led the band. an d .Mr. J. · twenty ' .years, has uc vm' been doubted , aud e vcn
F;. (;arralt. lent '·alunb le . ass ista n ~ nt the. orgon. if it hatJ, ample prco~ would h~vo ~ecn .forthcommg
Mr. P ..... R. Scrivener. · F'.R. C. D .. the able 00»' 0 11 Wed nCtSday , t)\'UlI mg a.t. t.ho w .o ss·stt'ect. .tia~ l
d~ ctor, gave evidence o r hi s rilllsterly lea.dershlp, tiurt few m cn a1'O held in higher ost-eem than ~hls
'~ld deset....ca congrqltllnti on nn the successful ter. vcry c%ccHcnt sen-a.nt tD ~bc ,fl·.A .C. ~ho obJcct
illatioll of his efforts. The a.mount. , of detail of ttl(: m cot.ing;. whier WM Ia.rgely a.ttended and
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re eal'f.iR S pTeJci i t. Mr. Beasley wlth g! fts Bubscl'lbcd fo~ by
l~din~ up to th e culminating fina.le when the m cm hcl'1J -of lho Club' and Ins oLOOr many admlrcl'S
~ rk l!!. "presenled \befol'e thG !")llbliC'. to etand or a nd well.wishers.
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f~J .by the mens.ur e or ih recept ion is. nd IJ igpt
The Cha i.rman who .handed Mr. Bea,sley a gold
s~am, Rnd reqUlrGS unbounded ent.hll SIA6m 'a nd ;w atcb, !suita'~ly 'in scribed, and a. ch~i.te· ·fol· ~,
0. ilitj to bring to I ~ succe€s ful p rese ntatio n .
ms.do r~ fcrence to t ho many fin e serVH:CS r endered
The following hfd .ic! and ~ntl emen comprifle d the OhJh by MI'. Beuley.
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t~ ba nd: Firat viJlin~ : M iss Lil y Da~il! (!endeT),
"Mr. 1'. J . . WaIdron, (a " c ry o ld member of the
i!iflS H Michell, nlld :Mcs!T's. A. ·U. H~ l1) A . H. Club), M \'.~ H. S: Bray and :Mr, E. K. ear~ a.lso bore
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nl ry. ~'U nnh nn:r oop; !!'eoo n \ ' In 111 21 : 1.-[". fira.t.ilamoo li ll all II1Lcrcslmg way d ca hna: wlth t.he
:A ~dl'id~e • .Mi.sRe5 C?Plll~ck. E--ra~IS._ P. A . Chnplin . ·· growth lof thp Club .!!illcc the 3cc~et. n l'ial dutlCS
P J COCk, and l\IeS8I'1'> . . " . .R . Flint , H. V nsev and liad becn I pCl'fol'lnoo by lila rcciplcnt of th'~
G. Green: viola~: M i~s E. V .~ Powell n.nd ~Iessr6. prcscll u I"I~!C ''I'L-d to.
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V . D a vis. };. M . Wa.tson fI'nd · 'Vren~ ;
Mr. lIca.~1cy, wllo on :isilll: ·w. reSpond "WfS l'C'
: ].ti!lR I. Flin t. and Me~"lSrs. H . R. Rim·
cr.:h·oo with musica l h OllOU I""S, suJd. how prOlkl ' -!Ie
c. Micbellll1ld G. P . Sims : do ubl e ba SSI: wa~ at lh~I.t. moment.. He knew be had made. lllBny
H . F . Lin ldal'5 and ,V. J p.Pe~·; fllltes : f r icnds, but llever WI" tben' did ,he tl rcnm t.ha:t.
.J. H . Bowman - lind )1. H. Colonieu i lhey were' so grJat in numbel'. H e t hanked a.1I of
ern f rom ·t.he bottom of h~ hea.rtl
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~lesn". J . ·, V. Whita k·er an d H . C lt:ley i t-h Durin
.. ' tho cvening lifo mc mbers' certiflcat~
Messl'.)j.. P arTy And F . Darto n ; ~cro pr06en l.cd- to Messrs. J . .M. Powcll, A. E.
. Mr. 'V. KlI ig~t; horn! : Me5stl!. B . J . Winslow R. J . Webb, J . '1'. ~rid iC"S, S. W. Parr
C"m\,ns' trnmpct: Mr. Pennell; and H. "AwJ)laok .
The prizes won in connccUO'\
Me!~rt5. ~J. Oiles\ Hil es nn d B C. wit.h the harriCt. races were a oo pT'(!flcoted. . tb~
j drums: ~. A. H .. Dayis.
chief rcciPient's being ih.ose fine . rUJ}nera, W , .1.
!,rnfkc-r , ~t . A.C. inkTII :!:'tlonal , an<I A. J. Pe ~~~.e:
t he; C811tl1ll\
tho · h nrners. Thcr~ wu an ". 1
lent pi'og l'ammo, arrangrd by Mr. J. M. Po~"o-\ I,
and t he l artidea 'incluilcd Mrs. Powc ll,.. Mt;~f~.
SainsbUl"Y Hill'
Ta.ffy" Mills and AreillC SIms.
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separate shop-at 59, Broad Street,
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BoJ.s· W ear Rftietin~ TW EEI>J
SUJTS, in Rugby style, .arioua
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THE inRANGEMENTS.

.. 'rt.o I'CYCIIUt. for t.he · year from a ll fiources
Il.mounts to £a5',093, which comSlll.rcs wit.h £68,3titi
The entries ror t.his :.mpOTbnt show. whic-b dosed
last year, au inur~a... c of .t.16,7Z7.
The t.t" arnway . ()fl Ap.tl . ~4th . far 6&CCM r.x peot.a.tions and are
t l'Uoffis .l'c1.'C i!) ts IHC £ !31,87?, or 20.03<1. per .car... cousideorahly 1ft iu:h:it.nce: of thosll of 18O'Z aud
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·tht! .shows wero held, as is'. to be "he
m~lc, a oomplUIoo ..... ith £67,035, Ot· 19.3Zd: oer G31')
1ll '1":ra3pcct l!a.l'k, lieadwg. Tb.ey
milo. fo!' the , prc ;'iou s J el:l.l'. 'fh f.! m otor omiuLIU . ! -: tOl.allod " 'cspect..ivcly 1,355 aud 2,173, wblch
l'(X.'(!tpt& fro m 6t.h Dct'Cluuf? r, ' 191P, i :> '31st. lfareh, ~UrC6 a.re \VeU beatell on lhc !lreseut occaaion.
. 192V, an.: ' £ 2,326. 'fh e su nd ry l:eCCJ!l1:6 amou nt.lIlg. lJ~s of t.he ent.cies W6 hope t-o be in a positton
to £89S al'e £t36 l('"s5 than l as~ ,"cat· , the tlisoon" tD g1 \'O lI ext week , meanwhile we may !J'(l~nt out
tinuanoo of tho mUII.ltioll \\~ork Ibcing' r cspom;lblc that U'e uew clQ.'l8e5 ha\'o ,t.t.ra.ctcd :really 'well,
f?r £361 of t.he cl~rca-se. 'fhe lQ]s oi l'e" onUe de· 'Inc cnt.rhs as rega.rds tho horses may .be dEll;CI'IOed
"ved ~I"~m)" t.h o }mo of ...·B I· sl/eels by tbe AJ'lDY ~:. surpi-iiing ly good, ~oh cla.ss befng 6ple.ndldly
a.u tborlt.lCII uccoums for £181 , of tbo defi ciency . rePtl;lScnM. The Rnt.ish Friesians; whIch ha.ve not
~'he t occipu. f rom ndvertising on lhe can sho\'o 1lJ.l IX;eri srv:n befote ·a.t a Roy a.l Counties Show, a.N:l
· In croa.se of £lOB. 'l'ho pan:d 5 exp ress system sho"," l)()IIud to attiraet. very oonsidera.ble attention, and
8. loss of .£182 tliis yf'n r, ..~ agamst £?15 hut ,Yc¥,
i!. ii" pleasing to -kuow tha.t Hus breed will be quite
on ~Ilo YCAr's workin;.; . Tho p;~rooh e:.:ru·es! gross fa.il'ly c:xhibitod.
· recOl~1.s for the Iprescnt. Jcur are £1,170 , ~ against
ThG ca.ttlo classes genern. II 'y are well filled, and
£1,003 for 1918·19. Tra ffi c exp enses have increased sheep and pigs, too, a.re II.bove t~ avernge.
by £7 ,229, o r whioh in creased wa.ges of motormf
'""PQultry ,} alUlOugb nume.r1ca.lJy w-eaJcer than ou
and oollductors alone &1'0 rcs!lQnsiblo fOr £6,300·
the last oc:icaAiou, wi.Ll make & fine ['how . of tb"
•. Goelle r,.1 cJ:pcn5~ hay c mcreQsoo bv' £2~~. utifity breeds, :but pcr.h~ps the chief ohara.ate.t1stJ,c,
Sl:L1Il ri'?S and wages &ro' £1,211 higbcr 'th an last. o r one, anyway, which will, withQut a., d~bt, be
year. Rates wel'e £600 more than IMt "Vear. l( e' a s trong drawmg card, will be th.o machinery , In
pairs a.nd mainten a.nco eosta ha ve r tsen from motion: nnd tha.t. thore will' be 'pl~n~y to Bee will
£16,1:J76 IRSt ,)'car . to £27,798 titl!! ,)'car, lUI increase be wlders t()o,)d when we say tha.t rn..r.her more tha.n
of £10,922.
Th e power e)'; 'lens(!s for the pre5c.nt a . q }l.iI,.rkr pf. a mile of .shedding .wiD be dovoted t.o
year are £11 .530, a.gainst £d,006 fol' last vca.r l an ,this branch :
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Ab,ong :t.he _ novelt.ies f:n. the oPen spaces is a
compared wit.h £18,86.3 last year, & decroese' qr dw~lIlng house const.r,-!-ctod entirely from munitJon
l)}.2S7.
Aft er pa ying itlt ercst and sinkiDI" f.und eases, wh ioh will a.totn.ct a. food doaJ of a.t-te.otlon,
eha.rgm, income t a.x , a.nd purehfLSin g cr: rta ln 'hew a.s will the decorated stand fO I' which the welt.
plan t, t.her., ~ a. defi<:it on t.ho .vea.r·s o~eratln~ of know n firm of M :CSSlll. SUttOll and SoDS vdll, a.s
the t.ra.mwa.:n·of £6,787, as com~arcd with & ll ~t usua l, 00 t;cspol)siblc~
profit of £5,061 hu;t ),001'.
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" ThG num i>cr of .l lanengers carT"icd Ulis sear on Royu CoUn ties Show bas been held in Prospect.
t~amea:I'8 is 15.216,107, a.s oon.lplI.r·oo ..... it.h l~,979,l12? Park , t.ho slto chOQCJ1 on th is OCCitsiou is entirely
last. real', l1. decrcaEiC of 765,722. The tota.l mileage diffel"cnt to tha.t lIt..ilised hithcrto. Tho U!)por POl"
r un by the cars dlll'ing- t ht'l Vl'!tLr 'w as 980,8?0 miles. lior:! o[ tho p ark .....h iclt extcndR to Gl,o 'l'llehu:r:st.
complI.rcrl ....,ith 839.,-1-99 miles las t' yea.r, beiug all road will be used , aDd near tllis road the i rea.t
increase of 148,321 mi l('S. ThG nun:6er of work· hor~.ri.Jll!' is sitU4'tcd .
l.'be grand s tand, too, I S
men ', t.ick cts issued wos 657,965. as against. 82.3,143 built. here. \
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11UIt. Y(,IIr. "" d ccrca.sa of 165, 178. During t.he pi.5t ~ ,'~ ~.b~auJiful . t.retS whioh a.UOtn ,.the pa.~~ . ~e l
yea r 483,536 scholars' tidtet.~ ',,'(,re issued. aga.ins~ l'Up'ull6 ' au uUlIng .... stnnna er .l.!ke &eJ>E"cl.. and by ,
525.768 in 1918·19. During t he yoar 72 .ftZ7 pa.recllJ tho ~d of 'Juno will be fu n of splendour. . 'l\he
'l'!"c r(' cnr riod . as uga.inst.. 79,779 hut yo·a.r. a. tlecreatiG.- m ald:" eli t-tap-Co ' t.o tbD show. instead of bcmg. as
or 7,152 pJ\recls.
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oU-:'. frevious loccasions, from the Bath.road, i8 now
.. On t ht'l 6tb D ccc C1hcr, 1919, the m ator omni "us· il' ... ~ Li ebebrooc.1.road·, tho park n r l\' O consUtutmg
6cn 'ice ' b(O~wCt'n L'avqr~ham H eiKbt.a a.nd TilCihurat tho I nt.ranee avenue .
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was Ina.u:::-tt rllt-crl , and the tot a.l reeoi~t.s to t·he 3l.!t,
.On t ho openin g rla.y t f}o " Rd"~ng ~o~tion
Marr:b , 1920. amocnted to £ 2,326.
The dista n cer "'llka.ttcud ~n state, and th ey wlH be rorel,,.Qd by
travclled durin g t his period was 33,5M miles , and t.In Prcsid ent. . (Mr . W . Howa.rd Pllhrl,Cr) a.nd t.be
tho roce-jpts por bus milo WCI'O 16.63<1. lJbc ",ork i Council of t.ho AssoCiation.
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in:::- r(,'j5ults ~how an OXCC:i~ of i llcolU o on!I' c.Ipendi ·
It may be m r.:nti<lrf'ed t ha.t the timber employed
t urQ of £32 175. 6d."
in the 's ~vera l build ings has cost the A.sociatlon
over £7,(JJ(J. 1 T~o a.rra n gement~ fO.1· UID. &bow a.re
woJF-advan~d ; tndeed Cv&ytlu,ng IS n e8.rly ready.
Tho " 'orks ba\'e been ea.rrieq QU~ by ·s. oom mittee.
Mr. W : Osnitmd Cole being- the l\'orks ma.na.gcr.
'l'ha new SCorcta ry (Mr. E. S. W . Da.le) h as been
indflfllA igablo ' in
tho ' .uperintending of tbo
Il~n~ , and . he ' hM bad the ad\'antaK" of
th~ support of Mr. C. Fra.nklin Simmons, who is
now t.ho organising :!!ccrdary .

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catered for in a Separate, newly.
equipped shop at BULL'S, ,The
arrivaJ of new Summer suitirigs
provide a wide range of choice at
a very moderate price. . Expert
, cutting and tailoring ensures per.
fect fitting and complete satisfac.
tion. Why not call in jthe Men's
Shop and have a ,look round?
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