Reading Observer 07-1920

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'l'B BLACKSMI'l'HS TAD A
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or N"orllt Hy1:t~ftt~'

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TUG·OF-W A.a.

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t,.b&f, tJto w elfllIo at tHe countryslido dc.., ~nded on
the amount. of produce th n.t eoold be I:ot. out of
tbe soil Tbey I$O.W thus quite :l:lcarly, th ey
upon it.

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t.hc mct.hcd3 of
mte l"csL, and the
MUllstry !'ollg ht
f ar .rcachllll: :lnd
tllCv mig ht. be
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fact tbat the

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dunrJ and Ideal sporla ,veather

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~ more thule,"'S tb~1) lS to ea t,'i ...a,id W l lh&lll
to J on 'w'hoo~ tbp ~U;nnn ... lhB better It )5
lor cvorybody, and the ehcu.nit ("crytlnng l.! ~lf
thol"O III 'Plenty ol ages t\J\d n:ul. IUId nOT~ It stands
to reason"
NEWFA~GLEb !<QTIONS
An,. e.etlOf'l by Vll1a.1"CT'S at" f,armen or t;;a~en n]:
tr:l.da;men wh H':h tcr.ood .to leucn \\""rk. 01" cnOO'I.Il3.lle oxtm\~ ;:.nce or tieli u.., o. lW--u:mbhnn- snmt WaA
md., not onl y by f1Cl"'OO dcntwCUl.ten. ltu t ;:,.150 by
rap:r Cf::GtvO nct.iotl- wluoh '4 ~ Ul ~~ CT of t be
bln.cksmll,h!l .Hnca t h cy h"d l ~ono!>Ol'I" WIt-llIn l 3rachu:; of seVCI nI rml CA
'Wc'"'!"(1 been nrr'l11l'1t a 1M of t.lll~ n('!W f:'lngled
mtH".1'lllcn," s::\.ld/ Wtlhil l""O to FrtA l1\lllet the
ga.rurmci " bu t. 'WI) would bo ;:l:Jd to SI)C m oro of
I t In Hjhen noSarno Ot tJll J'l. ...round cou ld be
med t.''I"'f~ 1\ \cn.r If 1t. cou ld be uH}\ :l.tcd mol"e
QUlcZ1y ,
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T\us Wi\!!. a. ~rcat conc~ \on rot" the b'a.c'k!lmit·b s,
who lutd IJltiJ orto Jpok!'d &Sk&nce at rctlplllg
'm;\.Cbma; stu.m llloughS, -stOim i"Cl.t"tf\e",. and
..th-or labcur s:l.vmg den oos 1J ~y Ol~ l' en ~ ont
t.hclr wn.y to l end- Il. h :\n~ .. t . r"P:urs
Deep
v.; H.hm them \"l":I..S tbo con vlohon "ba~ the gt"OUlld
fL~ IJ y b c n rnU<; t Drod uCo ri,OT"O, and frem D. 1}fe1on ::
0ss00l~tloll v.tth t 1te d Lsi;rlaC tb"ey kne:v; thftt Ole
ca,pr.b l t.lC6 of tho &011 ha.d. ~ becn ~cllr de~el
opod

the I hea..t would.

been DlS.h · unbearable1',",\, \1>11 partO l'ol the county of ~kslllre C&IJU>
poli~cn, theIr WlVIM and ianuhes. apOrtmg.: ell
!.hl1s~s and. well. peopl~ of all claaes land
soCletl~l!, to tho ground::s ot Kmg .Arthura Sehoul,
tho j " Holt
Wokmgham
'l'lie:;o n.d.m:u:abte
groullds hitd been kindly p laced at the &B'rV1C&

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;:w-ieffccllrely
do po-.;Of1I t:h~to
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forsl/(~~ g DIViBi~) j ~..I!I. E Spukea (Mudenhead D,,>j.,Oftj O\I( 01 ' . field 01 "'" onlr the
throe plac~ men 6nl!shed ~ eo the re was no need
{or, hul"Ty tow&rds t he end. Swales started, but,
belOg a long dUSt.A.DCCI runner, dropped out
a.fter haVing stretc\tCd. tns hmbs & httle
Boat 2 1: A 8 Pn1m« {Ne'Wb1l'ry Dtv: sum} j

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of tho~otl ce for tho occaolon by Mr .1.n& Mrs. &,

Dlllou. Clar~e.
i\ot \ 0 lu~fheon, tbe
cordI ally ~ e l com etl -b)
A 1. P oulto n, 0 It I ).
J D IFl:.siace, the R c\

Father (RendIng DlVl510n) Thee three took ad ...
vll.n~ of then stArt. and won
FmaJ ht'ltt - 1, A S P.lmer (New~ Dlvi'«'Ion)
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\V J: r~1 ~rtm f~l:\\ or of ~~~',~~~~)~mjje~~i;,,~,;~
Hawkl~ (D erks County ~
Cons t:t\l,\() A. J R('d~cs
D l)llgli~ r 'V Robert (Cluc:CCc. ns/"blc,

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Spnrkes

(~f;l,.l denhctl.d

Spmt t ('MlUd ellbead.J)l'n~Jonl

Dtnaton);

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Although being only tJurd 1.0 tbm heat,
ran t h o fina,l m 6.'teellent -I!Itvle and bea.t
hv !lh.111t t\\O ya.rds. Palmer won.. bv
~~!,ckl cfocd was lC;tdmp: until Wlthm: 100
oj horne and thfon m:acked up
YDS "H'lJ'CAP (o~c:r 35 yeant) -lIeat 1 ~
). 'I E UT1!'1t (Fnnngdon Dlnslon); 2 C F

Con 8t ab'11al"~ )
<":01 l~Qu lton,'" n{~(Jr tTl/) 10' al toa~t Ilad hern
IIIl IlOITTE'd. SU ld ho\\ plcn ecd they v; ~re l o f!~e a\l
tn.!!lT o\ ~ fnendli Wlth them ~a1l1 a rt Cl nn )!I tt"r

'FIller (P\la Jdenhcn d

of 5JX ryeanl, dlrn ng whtch Lho wlI.r made the
holding of t'lCLt" &nnurt.l sports mec.,tmg ont o{ lh&
questlODj JIe }~Ped the meet mg 6hat dt\y wmd d
be one IQng to Iii remem beroo :L't a. ~ety' p' ~9-All nt
dna t hnt It VIi ould be, nbovl't 1\' 1 tbm!rlf',
m3.rked l by fnlr pI ny and 5I')orh:ma n!l:l lp It \\ 9S
wd("cd ~t1r~ 109 1.0 nota thnt , nlth()lI~b thero h'ld
been s\lcll :\ I on~ m t~a l Since tbelr Ju t m el'ltng,
tift, 5p IMtl of a.t.hletlci had come out. a,ea.m and t h~t
the> b:ld such a fine num ber of entnes thIS yC:l.r

(A.1jln!:don
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Tnne 12 -4 $aecs
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T lVftt (Fannt;don

3, A & P almer (~ewbllt'T, lh"-"Sl..on).
tl 5!ieC~ Two kColHis longer tha1r WlDncr

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FIR-1l.· 1 JI T Wi{.t.; 2 C F
Pntmer

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All three

ot. . t~ y:rrds., thm

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C!OSTU!>m RACE.-lI..t 1: T. P. Spnilt

n .v h:\d 068 enlTl", Ih,t any. "b.leb. .....' won

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ex:ctftnl! o.t t ho finl~h
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n.m (lng5t. 1be entrnnts, but was

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from the ba.ck
~1t4~;~~'!d&\ eomfo:rta.ble
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Dlvullon) ; who, bein ~
veteran oomp~lth the

" ol:.her. ent.rants.
flf 9~ yaTds

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M Q.l denhe8.d D'V1 SIOl'l.. .snpph.ed

person oj F W Frazer,
generously placed field,
01)\ lOW ease and ,von
wh at, .tiI any,
therem. ha'iwg ~~rd
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t h e ~a.rtment. "IS called unon to 'P¢l"torm m the
o:&eeai't.i<:m of tho -policy idecided' 'by f.h.e Govern.
I The m vest.lglLt.W)IIlS aro not, Of oourse.,

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It '!lIIOoTS P<Qi;abJ6" t,ljat lih... 'willri'ot
of aU, aDJ''' promotion ~ ~t.).() \ OtBee of
yoar ¥r Lowther UI iUldoratood"""to be. - p,,"'...'" , .••,.,"'"
to re:ma.w. m tlt.e ChaIT after the b,oI~,
IS bcl~ ... od t.hat Ito WlIl oontinlJfl\ In bl& poat unW
the ~ of tho present P a,rhament. ....; NUmcroUi

a.ppea.1s \h a.ve been ma.de to hun

to "stay

only by membeT8 of 'th~ Oa."bme.t. bUt
pnva.te members or all pa.rties.
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4fd 1npertheIr
ga110n
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nl,,,.I "',th S\\in\('.l. &t"~t. ·W oolford lust
trH~k
He Ilw!lhed In 11
too ood, cOn!ndenng the low

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PETROL ~AXAirON
The MotoT LegISlation CoD;lmlttee has aaked tlJe
Ahntsf.cr of Trnnsport tol J'eC'Clye ~a.....de9ata.t.ion on
Ute IJUtijoct. ol the tlLX o~ petrol: ~e ~aa assented
to tins request, &Ua memDen~ of ' the deputatIon will

~eihn~_ raco

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1 B Scott; 2, E SEanm'teH, 3,. F, 'Elha.
SO YJ:)S H'I)!CA,l' (glfl. Irom.... OIJl~a/lagel-I,
Kv&, \Va.llace j a: 1V:- Rlddett , 3/ Y 'PaIDe~
JULE1HID'OAP , 1, l' J Dean Want •.so- D,vi.

~on), 2, D \{;1'11M (W01ciD~b&IQ. Dlv»ion) ;} tI, K.
CbalunlW (.AolD\:don ~1V~l4W-\. 4. A. S .P il1mer
(~&Wbul:Y prrmon ( • Tltn~. 5mpls.. ,19 4·Saed
A Coqil ~ amonpt fir ~t foUl:' home, but.. t.li.o:
l est of t.bo JiDld WaA 8tr.l..S"~k:d
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TUG-GF-W~'\.R {Berks ~~r-DtVISlonl:d Fin3.l)-

W.Ok,qg&..anl .Dlv~on 500red a. .are8.t VictOry over
:l/owb~ry D,Vij.jm ' by two pull. to 1111. Botli

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th. "h.,ght 01 fi!qf"'!. -· l ..Jli!a:6r H.dd'6U, who
~ \~. Woliirigliani.,telun, waa chau:ed and
clfge_~_ after tH.e~.tor+. 1

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attached SUllnlJ)g4I11)) 2, A. J
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Inn.. (So:~th UD'don Hamers)
29 2-5Kecs. P~o raa ~ good"race,
t;ntlv left it" too h~te' to make 'hIS
whi.oh- "Woutd. hat"8 won hlm ~ th8 r.1ce
J"" ~I~,_ll'IIOU

tor a bad course. Won by, about

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''v.hen .... her p1ctures ...... ere,..-flrst shown In READING "' last ~ wee1J,
star had sent the most hordened Crlttcs WIld '\lth delight.
One o( )hese " ....." ...
Implore 4nd adore )'on, 1 If r wer~ a prbdut:er I would blQd you to me With a 1llI'·1()P@
scnbe, 1 explore my nund i"d"r words becommgJy to garb YOU.'I
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"Are you treautJ"ul Nazlmova1'''' 'At times ,n.d\ant\y . . .be~\lh{u\/ at othets,1 n~~ so, yet
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of your art pamts you (more beautiful than the rules of stand.JP beauty"
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C J. Wheeler (R A C)

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J.ambonm (Readmg DIVlsl(ml..
Re.. t 6 T J 'Derm (Wanf.aqo D,V1S'l On)
F ln nl ", 1, li: E Sparkes; 2, R. T. Potter;
HIl.\\('s
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H..:\.T,F UILE CYCLE (open) - B eR.t t- 1, P
Jo n es IR A CJ ; ~, '" J St.rret (R.A. C) • j 3 A... E
Konl'e!ll (nnatt e.ched) On A.(:count of the bea.vv
~m!:t on fCl'l<:s rmG could not expect. anh Wng 10
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Real- 2 _F. l' SPaT"" IMn>den~ead D,vision).
Heat ~ R Rawes (FAJ'In.!!1.on D1VI$10nJ

Panyon

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R OW THEY STOrPJ'.D A S-rIun
nbO\ 0 the M el'Jlges of former mc eh~gs
Concelve tllclr lndl,t,'71 a401l wben tJlc1 Jearned
l'RESEN'r II.TIO~ TO 1m. J E
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tha.t-, O1nDr.: to a. llLspute b et ween Sq,.uuc
Col
P
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then
.J?roccc:1cd
to
pcricrrm
il- \ery
lUld 11lS fnrm JJuuus,. ,t.b o la.tter woro :omg to
p loasa.nf, httoe dut v tn tho I:! hape of b.mdlng 1\
"n od
Tho cl..l1S0 o· UlO tlua.rrcl WIlham
Simon entu·oly r efr..sod to 'dlSal$.'1
T he VOmt to clock to Mr ~T tlmes E nen~lev lor t he eervJCCS be
rendered 0 O' G JJerb Constabu lary Ath
them Wrl$ that. llybeJ) was belllg L'Igraccd by a had
letlc SporL.'1 In J e",rs p rlsi \Then be ,fint C':Jrne
lnlldranco to a geed m nny of Its m ll1eJ l :l.~ pro" to Re:\dmig coome- thlrte-en ' ears. al!'o and stn rl ed
d t"'''ts, and t.!le pn.-rt.i3.1 cTlp'lh n g of,ts camilli" ha r , t hoot'l spnrts meetmgs he ~reecn·cd tlle g'r ea.t..cd.
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IlO3.'f hlo he ir lind lId\ I e') fl nm ••.tr Bcn<:JeP. He
As a r C:£ult o f deUbora.tlOu H, ben ",as pnt nndcT hAd helped 111m more tb nn nn\rmeo ('h~e
Mr
p J n !5hmcni. ~ and d lsclpoimo , The,r I ~:;:ln With the Ucaslcv h=\d ,,"orf.cd i n! the p rf'scnt TIcadmt! ' tho
Tbcy Tcfusea to 1')ut. 30 .... h~cl on t\ >wheel l et.lc Chlb for O\or t hlI·t, ~e'en yean :'In d lll~ d
h:L.rroW ftS reqUIred by J un Pa.lmar•• he. c:uter to do n e a.1I thl1t. was ~nod. for i Id ean ho,llthy "'"(lort
The Be rks i")ollcQ ¥i Ished to make hlm a. mJa.1l ,nft
SGw.re P Mj on I
D u:k lttlt.inlld "tho hOO f,brco OO\l'"3 of.,)us own far n:Jlld ~ng tl'elr sports fqr so m ll. ny'.yeaTS. and
tI.S R. .smnll .~pprccIAtJon of lll ~ K'n:1f'Cl!and suppJtcd t.he bl:v:l..sI1l1LIl daIly WIth. mIlk was
Mr BonlS ley ",ef\y rephE'rl a.nd . to nc1rnow.
t.bab 1l0Lhm g morq ,, ~u ld ~ - cqmn-cl of him, led,amg Ihe pre~t.abnn, s.:ud the po lice force "W":18
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m iitmuch th at ho hnd pubhcly IIvmpnthlsed wltb sal d to be 01. secr et ge ,""IOO alld
It. ha d kept up Its
tilo stoppago of work
Tho blac\l:umtlls dellber·
reputatIon
In
that
m»ter,
a.,q
he
h Ad. t.hem
no ldea He
he
ately wc~t WIthout milk m thou"
M a ma.tt6r W:\.IJ gomg t-o receive any gtft fmm.
p"t1l\Clp 10 10 ordQt' to Punl$h D tck ,Rutlandhoped he wotlld be able t.o ~S l tt them tn. thelf
Iu Lho C\COUlg they deelded to l"O{r p..~ ( rom a.ny sports In I" hat.cver way he could tn the futuro: '
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iUI"t.ll(~r ,",ark £01" SqUlro
unt.il;fro H~ come (Appl ..... )
The sports eommencod at 1 10 pm a.Dd wont
t.o ton:n:s Wlt.b h~ men
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t h rou gh WIthout scarcely ~ bI tch Tko. "band of
AN EM'ECTlVE L~N
the H M 13th "HUE&."U'I (bv pe!'Wl15SlOn of Lllmt
" H ere's Norlh B yixm hUDg' up -foect\.\JlIe o!. this Col J J Rlcha-rdson , D S O) rendered a ca.PJiaJ
'ct:Q t.rouble
Hay gow.g to rum
<3ro!lll" gOIn g p1'<'ot.m",. of musIc m the centre of t.h~ OODT'5&,
v.;rong
Ma.n~cl unhoorl, CO,.)"! beIng ruined t or
b~~!~":r.~~:~i,,~tllread...
bright. a.ft.er
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Lbe da,y was the
l a.~k of bcmg Jmlked. whont that Q'l15tht. to hj
tug-of wa.r 001] .
t hr;.e$b,••d. and cl'crybOOy \'I"aut.m.g t:hin~1I to, cn.t a.I ~:~k~::.?,.~'
f"
Newbury
over th.o oolmky and Ill! that
PC1~'.! non ..It
a.m' f, ~"'oll'l:r t.o ha"l:o :'1IlY 1110r0 of tillS nQn senS6
,.'1110Y I"efuscd 10 shoo a n ~ of F at'lner panyon's
thc:y Tcf.used ).o J"en&IT foomct- p loughs thoy
to'" protted \\"lth so~ o ~ nc~ h nn-m"fS In
1lriile«l th cv T)ut 8. b:u'l qI r.xcomm Unlcntl0n
SqUlr6 P.1AYOD as l%lJlL.T>letoIy ..l is t hey .boA

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lOcb or ~ after a neck to.neck tussle.. It
~er IroD
dono tn , Rood tunJl'_for the cotm!IfJ •
H9U . t~eze not.
QUARTERMlLE FD'CAP -Heat 1
\>oen • coohng breeze which swept oyer the field, Spmtt L?,f~iPenhea,d DmSlon), 2 W ..G

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The <M-.sohdat Ion Act,
ga.v~ m the oplnlou

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4 E LMhy (RAU I .won from II <1.
Garn .. , lnn (R C ) 3 S J ,~A
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Time lO_j...5.ecs Thi. was an excellent. ~onn­
o.noo on q~ part of WOOds, who beat Gainea by an

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tLbty been fal"ourcd WIth fine W'eathdf for t b e ~
slPnsl o f thel r annual £port..! meetingS', And thU
yea.r WIUI no exccptlOn RaID had been lallier
nca.riy every da..y for the prevlous '-eek 'or two,

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