Reading Observer 08-1920

WORK TO BE FOUND,
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~ ata.t,e4, 11) o~ ID.$t lUUC'f a. deputation to
'"lilt ilia ~str~e. of Labour and Health wu
&pp$:u.Q~d

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th, Town CounCi l Councd meetmg

J.a.C TI'hu.uda.y, eve;;tng to give the {aets concern
tC I~ th-3 fierlO~ unel!Jpioyment Illuatlon m the
':'1.own. Th. deputa.tlon went to Londoh on Tueld~y, while on Wedne'd~y SII' Montague BarJow
(P...II&"...n~ S..,...tary to th e Mim.try of
_ lAbour) CD.me to ~oad.ing to coqfer w;atb the JocaJ
EmpJoy:ment ~t~co.

Thus co nference

p1.ce
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t tb. Raadlng Labour EXchange, but,
j~n ft:!lm ...t~w§lds of ihe Mayor on fhurlray, npthlDg 'AI.. n .at..laclory natul'6 resulted
Sa•• fbi a. fWifopen Jl.rr meetings amongst; the

1lT1empJoY~lCf l. e,erythmg bas been QU16t, a nd order
h .. heeD m ;&Jtamed Ul SPIte of pre'VIOU5 'threats
fJf 4ti6order
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Op Tbu ... dny nud day the 11") OT wIth •••,0]

...""be" of(!ok\11.J "Tj)wn CO'l,nCII and the Borougb
But'f'6yor

BolVen), m et a. deputatIon from

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'\len, 104 bl' Mr . Ben Ru""'J, and told them
tJ.e ~ult of die \1~l1t of t he Cou ncil. deputatlon
~ndon
'lieputatlon, It WIll b. rem,m
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01 the TO"11
COuncil
)1'1 ,,-, w ..ek whon

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BIl aged man, ro,me,d, Iln~' ,
and ohouted ior
effotli of the local Iith.fmen "'..... UllilUcq~ ....
ana the body WaI!J wa8hed &ahora somo
1aw
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the tnq1.loeSt held by t~ Coroner for
County of Cornwall, ""thout a Jury, a
of A.i:Cldeotally drowntd! whtl. bathing
sea. w~ retUl'tled
Mr Kirk WM at one time a countrr tra,v~l.t
for MMSl's Huntley ADd PaImm' and
office for a.bout eighteen )ltl8l'!I. ata.r£mg
the IDVOlce offico &t Re!ldlDg ana af!AIrw,..d,
bemg mad. travfll)er for London Ho wu re I'bi:gh' .t'!lIda;r~
oently appomt.d to tho South Wal..- district He
Jomed the 35th Dlvls,lOnal Signal Company for
war ler.vl08 wheil :U l' Leonard Sut.t.on, the then ":;'ii~i;;l:dr"I;
Mayor of Reading. formed that UDlt, and pro !
ceeded abroad to Franco WIth It He attained
tho rank of !ergea.nt.1 a.nd 1D 1918 waa a.watded
betb .tbo MilItary Medo! and tire
Medal When hostihtii1& ..... d h .......
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&wlllhng a c""SJII~"' ~
"THE FUNERAI;
Tb. lUDera.J .ervlae 1"" 'held .t St Gil ..
Cbureh, Roa.dmg, tha Rev F J Mumfora

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and Councillors

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\ (CoaUlJried ~m P'W,/ous colu"}.,

COLONEL WILSON'S REPLY
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DlSlry 01 BblPPlDg,
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~-8!t ~~st, 1920
Dear Mr Solly, I 1UW~1~ yol1l' letter
yesterqafo date
ol08IDg m$ cop3' 01 • rosoJu
hOD p....d lD th. !Mark.l. PWi. 00 t~."l.t. 1O. t
I had alroady hea~d of this meetmg I!l!d of the
resoluijon
It. 11; qUIte trne that when 1 a.ddressM your
members I 88-ld tl1 j t ~ mattor ofun~m~loyment
for ex ServIce men wa.s 1111provlng l and It Jra. af
the tllll,e. I am alf&Ia I mU&! agree th&t thl! 18
not the ease 06\" land can only
that
I r8S"et the pOSItIon .. ",~ch .. you
WIll
do nnJ1blDJ tha~ liea IP. mv W''"er
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Iwill'
ambring
seemg
Munster
ot you
LzrtbOUr
to the
hI! n~tlCe
what
tell
lettu ..
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I &lD afraId I canDot

officlatmgl whIle the Rev H ~ Swth }f~rs
officlIlted at tie. Reading Cemetery, where die 1D
tennont was m,.~e
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The moumf. ' IPcluded Hll!! wife and httle
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&on Jack .LUI'" and
t~~~~;~,~g!Mr D Kirk

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James KIrk: (father
Mr

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'JIll (!! i.Iie:::io::I~!),

It ,. 0011 m UiOI~ted """ee .• tIl,. t
after heIDI< t1'lll1lOd,
owmg to tlSe acbon

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Of: 1ast
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d.6111te """",
I am. afraid the eeo.nomlC
I. relpon"b1e
tho
Industry In tli-lS country ) aa
th .. 11 httl. satislacbon to
wantlng work &114 I c&.Il only
In eVI w~y I caI1

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(Slgued) LESLIE WlLSON

El<Bolly,
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F 1> D S S , Rnding,

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FUR HER Li8~~ts:,

Slrt-I tliank you for
muat. agam a.Ak

Wlth
regard to
ID December

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