Reading Observer 07-1920

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Wh~n . this Season' s .Eashioriabt~i ,Goods ~d Gatdi~Bts .wm '"be
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HUG~ , -BAI{lQAIIiS IN :! !LL DE~!!lJt:""«IITS.
.-r SAlJE THU:a,SDAY, NEXT, "BE" lIN; TIME." GiM)I

19·30
FIRST MORNING
OF SALE.

w. DYKE, 57 & 58, Broad Street"R:ei(li ng.
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WAR MEMORIAL FOR
COLLEG~ STUDENTS.
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bvEILINil. CEREMONY B"I
. GEN, LORD RAWLINSON,

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WOOING A WIDO~' I BERKS AND BUCKS FUR
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ASSOCIATION.
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ERRANT LOVER OIiARGED WITH
THEFT.

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c1 tbe residential ~ for which Un!'

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it an tAe Damee' of ~ who fell lD the

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TIoo tablet li' 01 illl&ld ......mut """"', mad. and
dSgnecl by Mr. H. Wbitesido. & m,mbor of tho
o..lIog,ut..1f1and 0100 • it>embo<- 01 St.. Pat.nck'.
,Hail InCld.ntajly, tho ..ood
taken 'lrom
• ....unit. ~e grQW'ing m tho College grounds

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~ foUO"\Inn~ lDscnpLlOn: .. 10 memory
moD of this jHaU who foil ' tn' the G_t

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::mall kmvet::'.

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.::mall forb. ~Dd

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prope~y

:poons, together to the value ot £4, the
of the, Berystede Hotel Compa.ny.

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commenced his

wnes

.afdlr.1n

Ii goy. bm

clea;r, well-meaz:urcd

' groat pi ........ to como

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h ~'" to un.lil tltat
h. oaid. H. alwayo
thought that tablete o~ that nature did a very
S!reat. deal of gocl:d. J;I+ WM glad to be able to
do anythi{lg 'h. ""uld ~ Ilfll'I)OtuaI.o th. memory
of~ '.aaJlant :JOJ~n- wlto • feU fighting ;n
France. A,' "-bl.t, Ilk,,! ;bJ.t.1t6 bad juot unveiled,
in an ...w)Iishment ~ .. thai, remindod all of
what thoy , had don Ja,nd showed th.m what
. acrifices ,had boon
•. ·T .. tJiooe ....ho cam.
&Iter them in · ye&D •
oome it 'W'OUld be an
inlpu-al1qn to follow ~h. groat and nobf. ex·
ample that tho.. fin. foU.... BOt, a.nd to make
sa,::riftoee lor tbeR' Ki I aDd Empire. Tha.t.. ID
t ..... d.ya. ahduld be l ~ ~ impootaq~ factor
In tIt.i, Ii... PJ\l'!iCU/uly al tJi. _~ june.
t~ .. fter that ~Mt:, \ ca.taelaI:m of the war J
"h,eb hod <upset, the I"hol. of t.bo eqnilibnurn
of tho wo<ld. tpoy had &l't to jlut their backa tnto
\ It and make every
for reoond.ruction. It
WaJ hue}),; elgbteen m nths ~ ""' : ~gned the
~1 st.iee, •yet: th. de
It of reoabat.n1ctiion we bad
,.tta.ined in ,that ~ghl~n montha wu l"MlJ.y marvIUona and faf Wf.er than they had. hoped f or.
There W6l'e, hOW'n"!J' NiotA 'riatble in ~ country. ",hieb indica£Od I eonsiderabl. di .....t.ent.
grIevances. t:fJd eifervBlO8nt UJlrll'l8t which were
dolaytng th. f1l«e", for which,' thoy w,,", all
hoping. Tho, . . .oro th. thlngs thoy wanted to
Ihm>: .houl. espeotally \110'... young follow. pre-

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who Iwere at the mod. unpresaionahle time
Of t.helr livee. He asked them tb turn those
(hingt o~er m tJielr minIU and see if they ooold
nOt brinl{ mto - the~ civilian lin., thoi& who

had tougbt Ul th. w""l ..m. of tit. I...ons of
_nldesh.p and IOn.. ' of duty they 'Ju4I learned
aod w.bl(~h retl1y woo us thM ~ lwar. That
;'18 a pJienomenal ~chibvement wlteh t one cqle
to look back it it., andl one whlch W'D.J hard to
upl&m
It. W&I ~attse not only did every
Clfficer aod man in tbe16e-Id did 10 much~ but
becau&e e'l'er:~1ItJI,e &to home also did theft' lItmon.
10 WIn tho viotory • T~at l1"'at eataclum had
.psot e.e'llhinK i it ha:d upo~ tit. equ.librium
or the nahonl, it had uRset the balance between
t:ipltaJ .. nd ltlbour, and bet~ the producer
~d con!fUmer, employer and 6!D-Eloyed. How
could ono expect to g.t. that ba\&IlCO oettled
do"" n agaJn lll , t.be sbort bme of I elgllteen
months Thd eftett of tHe war upon tJie ~ce of
\.h& w.)rld had b&en hke thu of ,. !tone throW'll
into & poni:l oJ-cl ear water There 'Was the. fil"llt
hlg SplaSh, 'snp then I waVe8 radiated put,

hTOWlng leslie. and l ~s er nnW m&ntu:a.l1y the
fqUt!'!;rJum woo. restprcd 1 We were ~"encmg
tbur.e waH!', nnd had g9t over tl!e flnL . fwo or
lhr e.el but Ihll there Wrl'e yet others to Oftlrrome before w e cau ld ~
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to alT1'fe at the same

hal,mc.:: of peace

tbnu\tht.. It l est.-ed
\'fbat thor.!! brave

1I"l')s for lHng
~:ll'nfi cC!6 t he) ,
theIr «<tlffcrent
, ron. Oeneral Lol'd
" ork tbe_ n~li;ht lIe
"ere rea'ly ner i('(t ,
t~ '!q I' !1I1l10
Ide"' ls ~ f th eI r JlT~ nt
I'!<;OUltfMlc.:l i!i a ll «
J~'1ect O\nd
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Lord RI.wl,,,,,,"
Ch,ld.

before the wilr.
He
of t.hem to remembf.r
bad done 10 J:rIVlng their
• by makin~ those
caned upon to make
of hfe In conclb.u,ld that whatever
DODe of them
a.lways try
tOSt.t.hor the
were Jromg to

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of t.bat, kind occurred After the pn60nf.t hl!d
gone 6 Jett.er ~ received by Mr Mycra. the
employer, ISlgned "W E T ," (rom an a.ddrels
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London.

In consequence of that. Mr. Myen

went through hi;) plate, a.nd discovered. th.t
sev-eta! things were mlssmg Among the article:!
were\ IIOme knIves, and these wero found at the
house of • Mrs Sma.ll, 'Who would Slly thl.t the
prl3OIl8r gave them to her, &ilymg they were no
(.ood. Wh&J1 before the M&gIstrlte! the pnsoncr
put 11\ a stat.e.ment. and the OilPianatlOD then

forks, two SUp!' baaina, one opeD and one Wlth
haadle6. a.od o~ Imall &rliclea. becap.se, ""ou
kept back: one week's ww..ga,. I have gol. rid of

all the th.ngs by selling them and got. 180. 9c1. for
t he lot, 50 that I am ooly 'a, few ulllinga out
on my wage&. ' . . • I leave yOQ to dQ ~ha.t you
like about It, but you can't get the thmga back."
AIl a twllt of that letter h. had chooked tit.
plate, and, WIth the ex~tion of one sugar basm
whteh had subsequently t1lJ"Iled. up, found the
art.icles ment.ioned in the letter mu:sing. Thlre
vera a great. deaJ. of other things, -otheor than.
ttto.tment.loned lD the Jetter, tWf. were Mltcing.
Crooa·.xammed, An lOven""'" of tho \.a.rticl ..
m tbe hQ,W waa made about four lean. '10 and
h.d. boon Clocked from tlme to tiine,' t.b8 lut timo
~ut • month bef~e the I!~er came. , ·.l,B e

could not lW'e&r that the a1h~es mentIoned 10
tb. charge ....'" th..... at. t.Iiat .~. 4nr of tho
atalf ",oula bvo ClCcteO- 1.0
-plata · ~.
~ tbero wu only on~ ko{ '~ far u ho
kn.... Prisoner hod ebargel 01 that tty, '. H. had
oc<asionally 100t articles Imm' t~, )toter.
By the Chairman -There,..&8 tune ~r the
pnaonor bod left fOl' otMr jIeopl. iO ha•• tabn
.the! articles.
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Th. Chairman, Then It com..· to lhit. That
you rely on the prisoner'~ lett.« and tb.e things
mlanng from the lDventozy!-Yec.
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Mias ;Beatrice DWtey, mancger¥s. of" the hOtel,
gave evidence &8 to t.he .mwmg arlicles, and m
craso-....mul"at100 rtated u."t t.h.... " .. ' no
blanket milling
EliAboth Small, & wid""er, . hying ~t. fl90th
Aaoot., stated Ih>t dto wu _ploy." .. th, hotel
m t.be ecullQ')" a.nd 0.1Il1O 10 t.he kitchen wben they
...... bu::y. On. day ahout' tlnea ....... btlore
tit. pnsonOl'. t".l belore tho Mal!'w.t.. che
and tbo pnsoner ..o", Wilking iIbog the rcarl

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knlvea from hie pocltet and said,

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old kniV6:J that were thrown a:sa.y." She beheved
.huD and.took them. ;Belore lwtdlng,-t.hom to ber
11e' drew them acroM h11l throat and aaitf ,. If YJ'U
don't have m, thta ill what. rll 00\ " There was
no troth in the .w..m.nt that oM hat! .tolen' tho
knir....1
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. en-examined I Sha did not. pres:> hiIjl to marry
her. He went to put the ba.nJla ~uJ> and D6Ter
came back. She waa deceived In him,1 He told
Iter boO bod • wg. bouoe m ,London: ,
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• Simmonds, .utioned .~ Arcot. doto beling tho t.bri. kniv.. in _ a~ Mrs.
mal!'. hoUie.
H. aubsequoDtly m ..ti4 ;~t,Il.
pnaoner at· St. George'. Workhou.oe, ~e¢OWl'

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A~PEAL.
kGIS'lIRA~S' DECISION

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NOTI!l8.

LABOURER'S HOME BROKEN UP.
At. t.bo ltesd\ng Count.y Poli~ Court "" ~LtuM.y.
Edwm _ . af Highl&ndt. Col,,",.. Spo6..r·'
Wood • ...as GUmmOIled by ~ vile. May ~tI.

Re.!.dtng's Hi.Moncal Pageant eoncludod OD whO applied for & separaticD onier OD t.bo (!'OUIIds
S:lt.u:rda.y evcmng amld scenes of eothUSlasm-' of ~I relly.
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there seems to be no ot.hBr word which will ad~
The oo:m.pll11nal1t .a.id ahe h::.d been marrted 23
quta.tely descrlbe: the scenes.. The great cuecess yea.rs azld there were eJ.ght clllldren of the marriage
of tho undert.aJring had, day by day, worked the Her hu&ba.rid W&$ a. (ann la.bourer A few months
p&formers &1ld "Workers to a. high pItch of M:ago \7ben ho came hoOle he comp'hwH~d about bi.!
<:ltement.,1 lID tba.t. It. waa only natural tba.t there I(ffi\ner.
whlOh ha.d bee~ left. ond "ct.l'uek, her. U'D
shouJd be on the la.&t evenlIlg lOme demoo-~ S&turde.y Juno 19th hD came homo -about 1.0 pm,
tlons c.nd expresBlonli of t.hankfuln~.
When -lind gomg to the sdullary Farper)ed a knIfe Itcthe Jut. epIsode was neanng Ita conclUSion 10 the t.umm'" t.o C:lo kitcben 00 o:de.rtd hls SODS" ~o b~,
arena; ooe could bear the c~es8... murniunng ond, \;hen thoy rcfuao1,
II J.~s no ~
rowg
of the otbe: per formers who w:ere lirung up 1D 011 li.k.e tJus.. I'll cut. her
t.hr<i1t" \Ie started
Her
t.h. wa lks p,epar$ry to th. grand IiI.reb. It to take hIS pocltet knife from Jus pocket.
w as eVident there Wll8 romethang afoot. and eldest IKJ(I strugrled 'WJth htm! &Dd ' tooIr: the knife
I>wib.K the nl"ht he npea..tedlr toki
80meUtlng whic¢ saemed: to be lDt,..e'C'elltlng young ..way
and old alike At last tho ep180de had closea, the boys that he would 'II do l" tor her lC ·h~ got
al:. b ..r
She had nn\'er la-nen her bp.sba.Dd <lny
and, to f,br tttne of .. Land of Hope and Glory,
lJt'ov-oca.tion Ho nocll8OO ~r of thm"'s for wblch
t he long column p~sed IOta the arena. befOt'e tllere was 110 f()"Jnda.tioo. !l As a r~uTt of his be·
(the grand stand Presently the a.t.moophero was ~"lO\lI' her healLh wu n~ so rood
nnglDg Wltb dea£elllng cheers
In 0. lswer to the deIendff!;t., ' Wltno.!!B denlec\ th,t

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At the Ber!nJ Quarter 8cAslons on Mond:t.y. h.o.io"c
Su' R. B . D,..ke-Acl.nd. K C, c.nd a. number of
County ld'aa'lItrates. an ap!,e3.1 '1\ &IS h~rd ~3.lDSt.
t.he con'riction by the MaglStra.tcs of Ja..--nca
'l1lomaa »;1gerley, of H.lgh W)'Co-..c. (or driVin g
Il.!J unregl.SWed car In Mudenhen.d on May 9t h.

Tho HOD R ()o.yent.ry appe:a.red [or the nppelblnt.
la.nd

Reginald Mo'Kcnna. ,.,as Jor

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17th for' drl'flng & moter "ar on May
unrcgatertld No one appeart'd , e.nd
heard to the nbsenee o( the tlefend1U\t.
oommunll~.UoI1 wn.s a.dgr&!SllIYJ to
th- cl efcndlU1 t. s nb,,£!n cn '£be
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With the rll,<;e and It Wn..!> t:.ho'lJ;'ht.
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tb: .. pualtv o( £5, WfHCh he (Mr
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6ubmttted waa ~ot unroa.son3.blc. hum,;
-Tb ..re
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frequency of the compl~tt~ ,If r.;imllar

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::td onod at. Ma.£dcnhc: d, 'bId that

.t Bridge road l~t. 11

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::topped a car'" bleh
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son of thc defondallt. and ap;,elllan'. I' iIl,dit
9th he

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The Clefccdant lD£ormed
the trade dl8aJ of tM
tbe e:.r until b e COl.dd

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at.J.ted tha.t the a.P". ellnnt. .lice eon-

fa.ees Wlth pus,. h ttlo fo rC'!>3.W5 lOr' •.11 tbe '\\ or ld
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shE\ totd hun t.he ehildrenl
not bll
like human bemp 1J.t. t.he wa.shbow l Th~ a.t t.end
A presentat.lon was the made to tlie Pageant had alwap be~ .. blckeTlfI It ever Since tl,cy
anc:!l of the general pubho was not so Ja~e as It. :Master (My Arthur Ap lin) a.nd It. toOlt the were ma:rTled
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ml,R'nt. ha.vo bec.D. duo p"'rh~ t.o the b et that
~~l~~~~waJ
a.Â¥
e:tVCD by
en a:1d b;7 l' C
fonn
of
a
handsome
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got
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wa.tch
More
cheel's,
the ovont was not. more wide ly m~dc k.norm , but
the htt.er ot' ~ h m &to.!.ed tl1~~ t.li~
thOAO who attendoo took a. keen mteI"C:lt In t he a.nd more prese nta.t lOllS Fa.t.her KeQlRJl handed
hlDl to take. hun o."ay, otJierwlSe.
he wou1d cut ber throJ,t ,As
wlblta a.nd ~1t o YOUO!liS t.c rs, of OOUTS.:'J. 'Rqrc lU' to Lhe Mayor and ~1a.Jo:oon n bClluhfully bound
bun be dv -00 the VOl(-C
t.cnaely 'doligbted w see exhlblt& which leBcmblod b ook whH.:h contaInS tbQ nllll1e.:; or aJl the per·
thelr pets. or ot..beM! that. they t.enr.ed •• t unny fonn em III the P ageant.---n. , titting memento of
m~n f had a "p,rj violent
tlnng:;" or U litt.1e d&rlio p "
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pa.rftcs werC
t he great pEUi Dr a nd M1'8. Abrntn illave pla.yed
There, were tn aU 800 entn~. comlnJ r..>m far In the underto.k:in g:
~tr-. Annan, JUll, tJÂ¥5
~~.duct<,_~,
atw"!,.J l,.-o- ... k·
Ilnd near and the ~'hole oonstlf..uted one f' f the 80 n of the SecrELarJ, and poo of tho ctago mM'
aDj"tbm; ec;n'
finmt. ~ tha.t has ~n 3tagod to the South o f ~gGl'$. received 0 p're::en~atlon for the work
to frl,btcll
En liutd for come yea.l"fI put.
The Bl,}1gl.a.,n a.nd
het
Ii~d
done,
whilu
bouquct.ti
wero
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h&n<!cd
::~.ted .
BiI
Br~l&h elutes were werry strongly re~1'eSent.cd , an~ to thet pnnclpal la.die: who took parts 10 the
thore 'W'U 8 f&ll"ly good entry m the memDeI'8
dtfi'qre.nt
epJi
odes
Cheer
after
cheer
w~nt
up,
cla.!ses.
and flag:! and wooden swords WeTS wo.ved franThe I6cJJ vmnen 170re t.3 fol1cr.7 Lop, any agc, any len:th -2. F G~ «(h;tord)
tlcaHy aloft . It w as (lnlv reuonable tbt ~tila
Bciglal1 buck, adult..-2 and 3, Herma.n &tid Vtgo's (Empres~ Maud) ~hotse 6hould begm to
M ...ttb~ (Bamp&tead Noms) ,
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pnnee about a.nd JOID 1n the hi~n01lS proceed·
B~11Ln doe. a.dult..~, Dr D Pawell (R.ead10 S)
Bel"..,. UDder lou< mont.lu. - 2, L. FIeld mil"-

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Th..J gr"s,test. runul5eDlent, hO'~ever, ' w:., ~can!l:d
English.-l. R C~e (.Reading), 3, F. O. Brtdgein the earber part of the evenmg, \'ih:.n tho bqys
mlln (SwiMon) ,
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Dutoh., a.ny other oolour. adult.~, J. J)ockett frpm Reading School. clad -;,in their T1.:.Ird a.hd

MOTH~

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wonderful cootumes, made their way to the !ID0DUo
~~g1r blue end tan ~n, undo:.%' br:ee ·months ment In tbe . Fol'bury O&rdenc. alld. ' wl,{h the
ot.s'!'ite.nce of other bo~' shouldcrc, c1amllered on
-l! ..d 3. Mrs. M. E N,"'b ('!leading)
A.n~r8. UDder five months -2 and 3, 'E GLl'dner to tho ped..W
Muclf to the delt8ht of tho
(Re.adlngl.
crow.d. of opoctatonl, who ba:d preVIously been
Self, &l1y ago, &D1 v&rtety notel:ui5i6ed -1. J~ hrlemng: to tho effor1:.8 of the band near b y. SOnlO
nu...... (Roodmg)
of the more bold boys contnved to mount upon...

ddfemnt. POints of the mammoth hoo's body
MEMBERS' CLASSES
Be1I{la.D. under eu: months.- l a.nd IIP&Cl&t. L. }Jut t.ben, a.long came a. kmdly m~pector of polico
and told tho ho,. not to go. too far and~ be
Fl<lld , 2 ODd 3. B<n>lWl and M&t.t.ho....
l."ngliaH. UDder su:: months -1., C. HueI1. (lh l . oontent ' WIth ' a POSlt.IOD on tpe.' pedestaJ. • The,.
denboad) , 2, W. Nash (~); 3, F. F~w (Read· obeved. but. with the~aid Qf '''1'eal'8 a.n'd pik<>.t.a1tsr pli.ced. the anclent~ed hata and
~ch. llDder ax montlls.-l and .peci.:l.l, J . helmeto
thoy.-.,bad boon weanng npqn the !jon'.
Inglod.... (Wo1ri=~ . 2. D B Joel (Ro.diDgl ; fiead. in \ )ts oDlOllt.h fMd -a~ .tM. fanp. Those
3, J BobU\8011
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Any ot.h~ ....anet.y, under alJ: mOD~.-l. 2 and hatl_adorned. the monster_ for ~eral ~y&, and 1
m ay do sti...even IlOW.
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specW. E. J . 0010 (Twyforo). 3. P. GIlro.
'Die lp1Iioials were..:-8bow manager. Yr. T 0
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wiito (Reading), IJoint accrci&'le.l 8l1d treMpr el1.
On Monday evening tn t.h. Town HeJl th. per.
14..... H, c.me I"'d W"J J Hinkle7;(Reodlng). formers ond OffiC18J. of t.he pa~etnt. \ all p.SEem·
]ud.res, Meesl"S, J .I Waters. (Bu:kley) G A. Town· bled at the mvit.ahon of the Ma.yor and
send (HorsfOl"lh) and C Corbet. (For.... G~tc). Mayores!!! It was a go~ mght to ~old, &8
Commlttee MflUl'8. G. H Billett, G f'IIVlm, J. the coatumeaJ worn In the l'VanOUI ep~oaes were
Shc:rbome, F. Poultell. P F«w. A J. Gardner. J . WOnT
by those prescnt. The eft'eet of the elect.nc
Ch&ndJer. J Duck'eLt, H Robmson, G. E. lIa.wes,
J1ght uoon ..the tnultifM:ioDa colours "as little
H Atkms aDd W NMh.

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PRISONER'S STORY OF
SIN N FEINERS.
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WHAT THE INSPECTOR DID

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from the hotel, when tlte pnIJ(Uler took t.hr6e

At the Berka Qullrler $enlOn!! on Mond:.y,
Ho'i'ry M:ll"ShRll'o aged 45, a eaI'penter, pleaded
gwlty to a thaft o~ tools at Winkfield, on June
21st.
There were1 two oUter mdict.ment.& for
).t.,bog & plated IIFf. and fork, th. property
ot the Sa.ndown RbClIlD' Club, and for aasaulttng
I 7D
Polioe·lnopector Strulllonds 1n th. e'''''l\tion of' bl.
duty.
To each lof ~ese ~e replied, •• Not.
gillity "

Mr. G K. Rose prosecuted, and prisoner wa.a

ma.gnificent. DanclD't wu the' UWD
~tractlon of tqe eve Ping, an~ the ea.packu. fioor
01 tit. largs,hall WM in ""natant use. A~ excol·
lent orehestra., Jed by MT' F. C V DaV1.S, cup·
phed tit. danco m1l>lc. Tl>e host and bost.<:B had

not. bo.n unmmdful 01 tbo childron'o t~ ••nd
had a-rra.nged for a KUltabl~ eotertammwt. {ot'
tbom in tho sm.ll ball
To the ,mbounded
lIehght 01 ·the.. youngor lolk, Mr Harry Tro·

lea.ven gave a demOD!tratlOll of his powers as a
ventnloqUlst. and llent them. Ult.O paro:ql5lll5 of

l ~ughter During the coune of thfo eveniog the
M8yor ~ a. leitM which had been written to

qun ~ bv Mr. ;LOUl8 N. ParkS', whose referencea to
the blgh .. sta:ndard of the pageant w~re greeted

WIth continuous .outbursts · of cheenng
The
letter W" , BI follow. ~ .,· r
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.0. Pmnbroke ~Q&(I, XensiDgt.Qn,
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LOnMn, W 8.
Saturday, 26th Ju... 1m.
My DUll. ~ .A'mu.u, "
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th., fint. mom~t to thank yGU and th'

.m.

commlt.tee for

yOUl' kindne:JI In glVtng

me an

und.fended.
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,
0pPQrturuty~ 01 seemll th. beautiful Pa:;cant of
A olub ,t.ewud id.ntiJled the knil. sud 1000k Ro&ding. My daugbter and I thoroughly on·
.. d John Houlton, deSCi-ibmg himself as • deal .. , J~ .vety \momont 0111. I bog :0 congnt.ulal.o
stated that. he bed edT&nced pn:oner two ahiJ- you very Biilcerely and ve~ heart,ily on ~c. wesLer.
.J L
~l comjllet.ioo of o.n undertakinS ()f 'Which I
Co.-1', That ill • l&rg. ¥tndon
II hnga 00 the cecunty of thMe at1.1c1a'!1.
Pn.»ner·1OI defence in thUJ CM:l W&B th:-.t .. So :Well know the difIlcoltlM and the nskl. I wish
not?-Yea, j.J:r
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Continwng. the witness rAid the pn:aner DWie t:rlf " had gtven hun 0. feed at the Ascot l ~a:::t, I couJd personally' congrn.tulll.te all the :P8rlo~
a sta.tement to him, 1D whJ(lb he~ ld that' Ilt the aDd he thought., he might a.a well keep th~ knife and all the prpTU58l"J. The fonn~ Showed au
tjto enthUSIasm wh.eh I _
with-pageanlry,
ttme he went to the boteL.Mn SmaJ.l wu em' and 16rk.
With regard to the a.srsault, II18peCtor Smunonda c.nd Wlt.hout- which pageantry 11 Ulconc81vable.
ployed them, and t.he fin" , time he yent ~ her
houle he noticed the kmves there. She WU1t.ed sl.3tod that ",hon be went to arred th. pneoner. But thoy ,.100 one lmd .n, d~l.yed • ~
hUll to many her and 8&lJi if be dldn't Bbe "auld, 1n plam cloth... Marsh.U demanded to know If de.l of W.nt. ' It would be invich'ua and aglWllt
drown D~1f When he Came awaY' ~e ;'u.:wp· he had any papers to prove he wu a poltceman, tb81lmtrlt of eeU.effacem.eot, which should char·
10
up tbe banno, but-"f~ oUt, .. lLnd then rushed at. Wltneu and 6truclt him in dCteif96 true pa.geaotry, to . pIck o;vt mdividuala
the ched. 1
for prat.58. The crowd. wero -admJl'8,ble; full of
too hot for him
.:1'
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c;'!-:OI11~lJ:<oa? a. stAt.ement made by the priMn:7'
T.ae.lnspect.or
l .I hit htm on the right Jaw with
&nee.I 'Wltntped 'WaS, I
the t,ent.n, thef'fl
Magutrates, In "hlah blt,ui!\ t he
Tb.left
Chamna.n,
.. ; and what.
extnordii!&ry
" go."
and although
fist, and Y~moTed
hllD 'rod
to you
dte do!
poliee WtJi
no 91DPooIl!
lacktho
of mtereltha.d no foundation Be became intimr.1e my
l of
I
1The ~e
bfi '
while the
Mru Small aDd thaI had _
d hjm cto statIon.
Pnc.onor, who had m&l1Y pnwtOUB oor1vi,)ti"nt. exquaite
I Gould
Mhedid
.......
like to add •
wbo
The pruoner, on oat.h1 sald he beca.Di, too ...... lound gmlty on both
mt.lDu:J.o WIth Mn. Small. and t.hey "diifted
going to be ~.t uow, and WM
wo-.ked. IW
..:!th
•
I ~~;n;~,:~'
~l
into 1/ an a.greement. of marnage
~n -ahe rrtnught Ho blJd been treated .eandalo:aaly
roughly bandIed. Sinn FOlll.&n had abot t:
IJUldo
asked hun to pul Iho ban~ liE. on tI!o M<ind.y h.) very
at him t.b..roagh , the cell Wllldow., and ¥yen
thOlie
left He had: t.a.ken noUrine. ,..h~er from the poheemen
had attacked him to put the liandcn1fs
the
hotel "" nor hftod he b!1llded the , kinns th) Mn on: I U they Ita(!. lot him off h. would ha.... pot
h,",,':::--:- ,. ~"mI.'
f)man . Wh.n h. went ~W1!Y he. wont tnt.O tit.
•
WO'rkhouse He waoted to ~et out bcca~ ht'< IVI.h";'",d pounds Ul th. poor box
Sentence of \Une months' hard labour in the
owed. money to two o( t.he mmat.el". . . nd be ~ cou.:d
fint. case, orne month.. m tbe last and one month
not get out without glvmg seven dAYs' notice or on
the eeeopd charge wa.s passed, the penods to
by recelvtng an offer of work. He ~ the
.
lotter to IllS lat.o employe< becauII>..!t. tj>ollJlht It ron COIlOlllTont!y.
wollld ~ him ~ out po f the WorkhoulflI ~ckly,
and he didn't. t.hink Mr Myers wou1~ ~heve
I
.hIm. He thought bEl would aena !or lUm. ~ he
had on prevIous OCCUl0!ls ~e Il'!eTer' ~lIed
that t~ would mtS8 lhlngl l~~ Wlth tlaose
1:& mentioned in hill letter ,
REFERRED''l'O HOME ~ICEI'
CounIOl I IV. ~ hit unlorlunato \ba~, you 'f'lt&
that 'etter, ian't tt, bectuiae.lt does fit 1~ a bit1Y..,
I. unforlunat<>; but.
, that. <I9<:an t make it
more true. 1
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Th. JUry returned a verdict 0
l.IV" 1
9D.1"· '

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A DOCTOR'S ABSENCE.
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t.OCAL 'WILLS.

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a~l

strong.est. tbe mOlt
Empire the world

to lUI two preClecesson, a.nd tho va.notJS cla:sses
wero w~l &a.pporled by first-e1a.&S &tock. £'lvlng the
)udRM no small t.as.k' m allott.mg: tboe awards As

I
The pn50ua pleAded gullty ~ Mr. Regi:l:lld for the exhibits. thoJIlSelves , they If oa.rried on "
McKenna appea.red for the proUCutlOn .. nd MT m iheu- WIre pens a.bsolutely ObU"lOtlS of their
&utt'oundmgs a.nd thelr human &dmirers-except.
Earingbey represented the pru.6ner.
BeTe, white.
Mr R. MoKonn. stated t.hai tho pri"",.r b.~ when food WIS m Sight
Anxoru curlod up m the ,tra.", like tuIte of white
boon employed .. & plat<> ' man at tho B..,.~. woo1 hugo Belgian.s loped a..bout 10 &0 fa.r aa 'f1:!.S
Hotel He -went there about Easter tune
pos&lble WIth looks of s tart.led a.ma.zeDlcn t, wh ich
left sudden)Y on April 26th Wllhout any notiee t.b0lr' drooplDg oars rendcrro 80IIl BWbat conllC,
It W&.I a practice at the hotel for the emplpyer to bri:sk. l'Q'lootb ha.iJ.ed tsns hopped &.round WJtb con
aid er ~ble energy, rubbled vor~us ly a.t theU' ex
keep in hand ooe week't! WIl£e8. In ca.se r.nything hiblt. ca.nis. or &a.t. up a.nd w&:shcd t heir peo.ky

, • ' BothwoU; ',B. P. Si.bert, .. Basedon, G. H. from Lond6n, SIgned "W.E:'1.' ," after the
CaIla""Y, 'X. JI. ~., 8. B. McLa",n, lJ. pnaoneJ' had lelt
He beheved It was in the
NoriU., A S-;., ~. ~ Squires, 'G. W w.n· :priaonet". handwntmg It contaIned the follow·
- . E. M. B~, C C ea.to.. E Doury, mg' .. ThiS 1S to mform you ~ 'when I left
P. Rermiat.oit, H. \}. Moore, C H. Roth"eu, the hotel last Monday week I brought away Wl.toh
G. 11. ShacldOck add R. W. Stuckey.
me one ...blanket" t"o aheet&. one teapdt.tl half· ...
. The UDT_eillDg ~mony YU performed 'by 'dozen
mna1l spoons, half·a-dozen 5malJ kn,ivetJ and

I

SOME

CONSTANT - .. BICKERINGS."
,

FOMUR y ' LION.

W_, 19l,4'18." 'rhO nam.. contained in th. lil't
.... , G. Balch, J;. G. Brown; R J. Childs, E. gtven .... that M,. Smoll hud t'!ken them
Jleod_, J. Rl L.JHunt, .A. B Morgan, U. H.
Horace Myem spoke to baTUl,Jt receIved -.. lett.ir

Il....-I . Lon! Ba.~m..n. GC.B., GC.VO,
K.c.M.G., A D.C"
nora! om... Commanding
~t Command, who made a most up~vo
I 1p08Qh, em~, the need for ocm~t.q.UO!l
~ _
t he wbrk of
wnal aad imperi..al recon~. '
~ Lora Raw~ l1U1on wu a.ccompaniM iB'
" . n . a.nd Ms.lor Lund .. hils .A.D C.
.
tliqso who '~ a.co&pted inVitatIons to
be ~ moot '" l!vbom _dod. wero, Th.
Loftl L~~nant. (Yr J Hubert Benyon),
~ ..d.)l ... W r 1>1. Childs. Colond R. L.
iP~ (Warden Of~ RalI), apd Mrs Pcsnon,
;Profea6r arid MTS.
ftield, PmfeuJr de Burgh,
!Mr. EiIiIac. Palri!er. k aDd Mis:! Sutton. Mr.
\oyt.. uid Mia DO~nelly, Mr. Wbit..i~.. M1"
\~ M4.lIrilton, n..,.CoIom&n•.Mr. and Mrs '
Coob. Mr Dodp>n, Mr. !(lint, Mn. H ....kin••
lDr. ..ud Mr8.f- lhwkih.; Miss Henry, "Mias Lamlwt. Mr. )(aclrle;.Â¥t. Maryoo, Mi ... Otl>omc
Smith. Mi .. \l'acl<er,~. p""""",,", Malor M. L.
, Portor, Mr, ~blllllQ aud Mr. Wright.
Col. R. L 1'~, t.ho W.rden of t.h. Hostel.
oaid that few ...ord • • bf hi. were ne<:<!IIUY to
int.rod'.KIII General ~d Ra-wlinaoo, who had eo
kindJy CIDI'Ile to mrYt!! the tablet. He Deed only
rllllllJld them 01 thl
in ftich he commanded
• th. Foort4 Army, "Rich brob t.h. impl'Olll'a.ble
Rindenbnrg LlDe of ~ German Amiy. General
Lord Rawlin ..n hac! 1'1- com. ham. and held
tbe Fin!. Hom. Comma.nd at Ald.nhot whero
the otand...d of t.rainiili ..... mad. for !.be whol.
of tho 13ntisb
I1
,
, THE CAUSES 0., DELAY.
Lord RI....lineon, b,~nl unveiled the t.ah~

PAGEANT.

SOROOL BQY8~.OUNT, THE

REOORD SHOW AT READING.

AI the Berka Qu.rI<r S-I<\n. on Monda],
J
Th. Corn Exeha.ngo. ReadinI:. ..... fillod on
bel"", Sir R. B Dyko-Acllllld. K C • and ......1
!leadiDg Uruveroty Coll~. in common
'Wednesday last with 8 fine colleatton of rabbits.
evtry lJ.alJlar Institution, suppbed Its quota. c! County Mag"trntes, W&!t:ar Ed.· Thom&:! (s;l), rabbita of every bread, 8lZe and colour. the occa~ tor the Arrmy, Navy and, Air Forte b8k&r, " 8!J ch.a.r&ed With st.eahng, ~t",ecn the 810ft helDg the third o.nnua.l open show of the Berb
1st and 26th April, n.t Snnnmghili. ODe p3.ll" of ~ ' Dist.cicil Fur Association
Tba show pro\ ed
Cfariag the w ...., &ad ha.a !l roll f f honour which
sheets, on. pl&kd teapol, ono pl,ted ·cugar QaSin. to be, both 10 qna.lity and qt::Wtity . far cuperlOr
wiD be far eft!' ~hed St Pr. trlck's Hall,
- , .,College &a. gamed srlst renown, oJthough
op..! onI~ • littl. mOl\) than ~ yoa.r bolore
the tJumderqolt of war craahed mto our midst m
IbM n ....... 'f'~lorgott.n Augtl't in 1914. sent
forth • l~ , IJIAjonty of l.hooo YOWlg , oI.udent.
Ma,py Tetumed-othel1l did not
!h IDOIIIOri .. of th.... who paid tho greaten
, . . - ~ """ pay-tho iaymg down 01 hI.
~e-will 'i'maill · ..er green, wlu.ther £iie",
...... be ... be
inocnbed upon eam. tabl\.t or
Fot th. bei>ofit of t.hooo who como to tho
boll in ;re~ to eom... memorial tablet &a. been
~ ~ fobe mllUl nJom of the building, Il.Qd on

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IN INDIOTABLE
OFFENOE8.
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Qu
SesSlon~ op Monda.y, tho
(COl. A. . • F POvlt~n) pre.enud
'"";:;;;,"t":.,.,,~,;:--:,~,, tho qu~ ... oDdl!l March 3 .t.

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