Reading Observer 07-1920

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, TtILJRSDAY. ' AUGUST
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alld contmue untIl the elld of tl>e D:1onth,

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nett, '1". J. Lee, J. Wilson, L. R. Gtmat.ead and

A. ~ty.

The medlLla ........ pitisent-ed bY Capt.
W. E. Blandy, at. wh_ ""1''''''' thoy ,load been

a Dd " grcllt porhan of tins, mcluJtlg ALL SUMMER GOODS, will be otf'ea-ed
1dUl"JDg the 50.1e atgenuUl8 ~nd 8weeping reduotions.

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REAL BA"RGAINS. A. rare opportunity for MOunng at exooptiona11y low-prica-

Dress Material. Costumes and Skirts: Blouses , al)d.Ju~pers·
Gloves., . Ladies' I Gentlemen's and Children's Under:Wear,
Millinery_ Reaefy-made Suits for Men and Youths. - :Soots
and Shoes. Prots. Pans and Ironmongery. Glass ·'. aqd China.
Furniture, Carpets and Lino.
Stationery, Toys, . Jewellery
and Fancy Good~

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READING -F C. LATEST.W 6. &Ie this week &hie
infonn our- rea.der.,
most of whom. are_keenly inte~d in th. domp

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&ading'. prower

footbail

club, !lit,t the

public tna! games will be pla¥eaa.t. Elm. Park

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the two co'o,"""hvo Saturdoy. :(~gust!'1I14Uia.nd,
21st). It is w !Ie hoped t1iat,iII_ two l game/!
Will indIcate that the
lI88iioo', rew.Jls will
"H;ch.'!.' I,;;::~:the:::.hQme club
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the two 'j ..'fI:D'....-8<..
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Street.. ]aa~ wee!, ~tbr'meda.la 'Won for

were~ W Prior, toW.tbeH)follilwing
TalbOt,
Joh~"'n,play
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Snow, N_ G. Waite, A. G. !l!!dgllear, H.

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A~ ~ding ~o advice received from authoritative sources there is no
\ike l ihoo~ of a drop in pnces for some time to come; ana while high

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prtces are rulipg, Lawrences Stores, Ltd., have decided to give' their
numeroU; customers and the puliTic genera~y ;;'1; oppo~ni!Y '(0 secure
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EDUCATIONAL
NOTES. UNION 'POR .THE - ABOLITION
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In ~ OCCUlona.l DOtes it is mtended to deal
.l\b oduca.-tional matten, e5pec1a.l1y 8.$ tbe~ atrect
~.. a.od ltems of mtore:st to 'those assOCla.ted
1Ifl~, O~) belie'l'ing ln, educatJon 'W111 be.' dealt -.;Itll
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In AIJIUSt, 1918. & new Education Aat was
p....ed "which oont.&iruf'- wlt;hln Its 52 clauaes l\ro
poaals which will revolut1Ol1lse 'our whole system
01 EJduoa,tion j Iwbl(lli, as m ~e QSO of the Elemcn

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Doing runn"",.up in the Te!!'~ Letrue lut

'lUI! CoDlpany's II-tock of good-, •• eerhAed by the Auditor., exoeech £55,000' in vtiJue.

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CO~ES' PROSPECTS . n;,'Reading Co~' .. A" .1Oam oro l&,king
forward to • very IroCCMraful eea8OD, -as they
h&ve obtaiiled the algnaturea of lOme Ttry cap-

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LAST SEABpN'S TIWpmES.
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At a .. ~ia.l meet.mg at the Comridea' Club

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l.STONISHING REDUCTIONS su;:;'asSiDg
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able ~d ~all·known 6OCCel' _ pla.yers of thia
localIty. It is to be regretted, ho....ver. th~t­
Mr.\A. Prow h .. been obliged to rel!Dquish-the
post. of Secretary, oWlng fA:> pressure of buaineu,
but the club hu been fortunate il1 tillinl:!; hi8
place jW lt4;'Â¥r. ,All&way, in;w~ con1id6n~
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SEA1S'~·, CAN

;Pe abort two years' history of the a~ branch
of the lsrit.lah Umon oontains no hapPier or
profit.able epl80de than the garden mee~lDg held
on Thursday, the 22nd mit., at the reSidence elf
.MI'!I~ Craft, u Oakielg~" 'Earley
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The" weath~r. wet and chilly m tho mornmg.
grndua.lly reached ..... ,-tection for

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lIuch

~tion Act ot 1870, marks a.n epoch, .. nd
d~etf.'tbe aa.reful atudy not only of t.h0lil8
eo tea. wa.a art'nnged at numbers of
tablc.a:
\. ened Ul educatlon, but a.1so of those, by far
on the lawn. and betwcen fifty a.nd sixty people
rrreat.er ;-number, who ought. to be 10
asaembled. for rof~ent. and conversation, tho
Under. ita :l)~llIlOns a.rra.ngementa
la.tter consisting very largely of ,e.vn~ diSCUSt.or t.q"'-ereat.lon of t'ho ladd« from tti.,.. ;"r.,"~I.s.ion 0(' tho cause for WbiCh the meeting had

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CommenCJn!i:
been ~con vene d. a. 1aubJect of more l1JTportance to
lluner:Y"' &ehoola f ot: mfants, we proceed
tho pubtio tha.n 18 ~norally ~ supposed.
The
the m(' it sehools tp the alementary. schools, t~nce ga.thenng wonJd have b@en laTgEn"
but for
to continuation IiWools, or mUD1.Olpal or other tho fact. that., .summer bemg advanced, many sym.

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'8IX\I'ndM'!' echpols. and fuJa.ll,. to the Universities
• From time It.o time vanQUI II~ of tho
will bo dealt. ~ibh, Wlt.b. ... ne.w to findinlit out
tbeJ' may be.it b6 a.pplied, With a. due rega.rd to
1ocf.l ebIlditlO1lS To oommence w lt.h. readers are
re4u~ to read, ma.rk, lca.rn and l\'lWa.Tdly

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p_at.h l set'8 Imd memben o f thlLSoclety WIFG away
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on hohda:,x:l .. Much as 1-helr D.Mfl ee was regretted tho numht!:r of ne.woomers ga.ve gnat enoour·
akernen( to tho ~ orkers I t II hoped .mnny of
them wlll ISOOn became members and e~ to be
cii2"est the foIloWUlg extt&ct, dause 4 of soction 4' merely , v181tOrs.
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41 ~schemes under thiS Act ADiQUA~E PROThe PrenCJent elf t.he Dntl,h Umon, Dr.
"f~RN 5b~1 be made In onier to secure' that
R. H adw6o, of GloucesteT, agplD hon~ atid young petscms shall NO'!'
ourOO t.he branch With his ge~laJ COlJtp;\ny! and
DEBA:RRED! fr~ 1'00&lv1.Dg the benefits of A-"'-Y well-known local opn:on~nta of Vlvllection proform Of 00llWlon by which they are oArABiIK 5l8nt meluded }.!rf! Thno!l<, 'Mr and Mrs: Spnng,
of ~Frl'tifG , t.hl'Ou.gU" lNABn.ITY TO P A.Y lIn. Ashford Green, and alil Mr Mode.y. who
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cl.~o ..iiI make it
no Rev. Morton lJlawhnlO!l ,.... ..nang tho..
dear ,thll.t it &nd: ","hen Ca.rTlOO out, Its etrecta Will who re3p<mtled to the m~t.at.IQn to- the 'meetlng,
be fa.r-rea.Chinj{; prob~ly "It Au £l'e&t.~r .po!S$1b1Ii' a].30 tho Rev R. -8 , "' Mjtch,~n', who verY ki~dly
tl~ than the "v~rage m~ber, of. tho ' Pa1'liament undert.ooK to secur& ' the ~senoe, or ' ~ compet,nt
which~ed It. hat ally OClIl08ptlon of. i .
medica.} ma.n to rep~t. the ,'Pnsect.Ora, 80

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of-~olidaY lattire and trarelling'n,eecl.;I,rOilenl('·
con!!d"ra~l~ scope for ec\<'~~lmll'.
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botfi' SJd~8 !ho~ld hrwe a ~~Dg. He
y~i'" to thtl efleet Iron;

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He whb only know I!! one - /ude of a question

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knows
very little _about" j bat,U a.nd ln l a
,Educa.t.ion CqM.fIuUeo of t'he Borouj'h COtlllcil '
powerful adqress Jasimg QTer an h our D r_
IiUtaatod by tibe WOTken' Edul:atlonal AlSOCla· Radwen held his ~udlenoe "1n cloSest. attention

;,1.lon, It. OOD.S1It# of repceseotatlveis from 36 local
i,bodles, LDP~1Qg, beudes tho Workers' - Educa.,tiona.l :A.uOOa.tJOD. 'l"ra.dea UDlona, teac,herS'
.orgallisaLioJ}J ,f ~lQult Schools. Tempera.tl.08 Soci~tlea,
_ etA It 15 hoped to Increase th e oumber of ~etle3
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affilia.t.od. 6lld the hon. aoc., - whose address

whll& be 16pOke on varjqus a~ of tM vivuee·
hon cul.t ' \,thl!:! chum1h.~Jpad6 .
i ~ votaries to
benefit man an1d 1.)e fatlUl'6 1 f;:-tllore cl&lms to
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rhe Honor8l)" 8ecret.Â¥Y.r Mr JHcha.rd!!l aninf~aOon if ~eslJ'cd_
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At It& last. ;\ mec~l~g the -Advisory Commlt.tee member. had J8Olted ' lD .the rUm cf £1.5 6s. 7 .
..CIODSiderecf'; amongat other m&~tera, the scheme being $Cnt to headqu~ers 115'/,,' dOb,.tlo~ to the

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Wi:tIIUttod to the Bow of Education by the
a.ppeal Iund ~
' City CounCll t Under the Act. mer, Educat\on
Authont,. hu to .ubmit. a aahcme to ihe- Bo.. rd,
'ah""",,~ ho.. : they ProPos. to ·c..rr,. out t.~ ' proA
YlSlOIla of tlRI '" Act.:; a.nd the York scheme ihould
'be of ~ mt&est to Reading, aa the coDdruOD~

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:r..d:t 11 an old County t01fD.

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and tbe :popUla.tlOl!a

-ar-a ueaJ'Jy equal, York, a.G the Ian census, ha.vlDg
!2.~a.bi~~, ·agamst 75,000 at. Reading.
Ap.i.n.. whilst R~g lA largely de-pendent. mdl,.lStri&Q1, ~011 the b~ fa..et.or,. Iarul. the Great

,W~- Rail"~I ·.Y~l< is ~11. d?~onaeut on

"tho ~' tactorY' -8Jid 'W. NoriJI -Ufil R ..llwlQ'"
.....aDd yotk, ~.ugh ~ ~ enhauC:ecl (d~,,r.ha.e 1'he
u.m.o difllcaJty loa ir.ea.di.n.g a.s regams tho voluntary
iICbools in the/~e of tlle town. ..

BrieftY' Jthe Y~p:ropoUla are u f~l !9ws. -Tb e
pro't'laWXll:d' lID 6r' seven nursery 6tiloola, arrangemtm?s far young_ children to ~ r ; t.aJlled m the
WaDta' lICboo~'i~tiI 0 n.qc oI OIght or "tUDe, thence
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or .tniOf' ~ where thcy ahould sta,. upt.tl
15 or 16. These' Central Icl:j)ola ..re Ito 00 dednltel,.
.~ in .I.e of . eLisa, \9'l~:p~elltl '..nd I c&libre I""~iIiri"e

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oecpDdaq - ,
rna f9t boy. and one for 'girls. are to be built, and
tho
oontinuation-...,!,;;ols
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t.o~erung
and clubs a.nd locukics in' con· .~~§~~i~~~EE~
Withschoob,
tberr- n 1S alrio p.l'<JpOfoo to C)fgan1&e
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camps, bohda.y camps, etc., 1 and....

pl."l~J- fi'htdi

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fOl' l'oot'ball, criok:et. ( ot4. ao tn.t I 'I"""""~

the ~ m.ay-:. " !ean:t. to

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Th. CutI. y,;./.itilto 1'.6. are n_
the OOQ:l1DI' '~UOIl and wuh for

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The. ~coqect.ioo added £B ' 1~·)3d. to tho brabch

.sW8JJl8tono-f.oi.d, .nll be pleueid too £n;i:\ish turlber

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Equipment W~k;

aqd" Wpulu.r · Mayor, Dr ..Abram. .
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lI5VsYO~'e, ~Dr.
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,0, $I- v...oea~ of viVISection co"Q~d-t however,
State the ~ ca.ea 101' the otl'ier tldl!:! Wlth greo.te.J
rep~t.&t.lons made to them' by parents oc I
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I all;ness or clearness t.han D .... Bn.4W'~n, who oonl
Suoh a Bommltlee, ,t'lod the Beadln. Educa. BtlUltly quoted the dIctum 01 John Stuart MIll:
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;Id.-, Commitlee, ""m ,.'om,

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