Reading Observer 10-1920

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. OKINGHAM
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LXnOUR-SAVING DEYlcm
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Mistresses 0 1 qUIte I!ron.ll estab lsbments
.\tI. opp."''''''''.on
the majorIty of the nou..

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BATURDAY,;-Bofor. Mr F B Parfitt J in th e '
chalr), Mr I}; 0 Fa.rrer, 'Mr L E Quo'ch 1

"WESTERN PERSIA IN

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,..~pn.rt from

a d('litlOnal effect of "Labour
.roubles 1fl keeplllg up the cost of 11'~·mg the
Food Conholler h~ wId" us tha.t thiS lS ItJ:ety to
be tho dearest wIDler we have vet .npmcneed
H ousholders mI ght, therefore well constdcr now
rar It may be POs~lb1 6 to reduco expcn",ee: by war
m g kitchen a.qd _SlttlJlg room fires The ooa18tnke
haa gloven all tlfu;Wf,us to.-thu mO\~emen£"t Rnd m
/l\lmbers of deoecl'y" populated neIghbourhooa~ Ue
Game oven thgt. ,hith('J'to baked- one )Qmt 1S now
..... LI e 5<'l.V1ng 0 f.;j
baking ;twO' Wlt:h ~ CP'~p-t"Tal,J
gR. or
coal And the sarno economy IS "pO$!';IUO ",nth re,
lZ"am to "lttlllS room fires The syst-em \Vnl'! tried
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dnl'mg the "XT". but. m t h e case 0 f t..J
DlRJonh o( middle class houtehold. economic
pressure Is ~rea t ~ nO"Q: thiln It wasa...thcn -1fot
oJn",: 15 the Q"!'neral cost cf lIVing mUM 'lnghel'
but there IS the c nlsillng burden of mcren:!ed
I'nd d oublod or trebled mtes

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'IHE LECTURE

Coloncl NIlDler Sl id tha.t from 1916 to IS18 be
It-tn), attacho m Per1!JfL, and dlhiog thot
time he cpvel'ed over four thOJ.lmnd miles by
carrmge and on horsGback The oply way
of geUlug rabout W:l8 by motol' Railways :were
alfD~t nnpoJ!tbTe, bu~ there wft§: :~~ pleqtiful
s:.tPi'ly of petrol, the! Dnhsh h nd mOaB many
go"OdImelaU~d rQads, so motor transport ~hou1.d
becom~ 01 gtcat l ise, ond, pnwldQd, there 4ne
~vernmellt. should pla.y n. ~pnril in t.he
f Fer:S14 At present If lo be a robber was
but a: IIt~PJllng done to gO\ crnor "
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convoy cf Word car~ 'llong thl8 route, and graphlcally described th o JOIJrl',
Start·ng ("''1> BaJ<lI
The F ood Contro 'ler hns been saymg that qur an(t c:;: ro!'l.'i ng tis Cuspl"n Sell wlilch IS only Pbout.
mtlk IS one of t1 e mo.;. ,vholesome nnd nutTlt1Jt1S 6Ct.;·deep, Ilnd vcrv nmgh the nrst 'Pla~e . o( ftll
foods l1l the ,,,"ar id If. he sa.ve, vou tn"ke .Jts portance \\ At! Kn~hm, of "hre.b 1eHrn ( !lzdes we..:;e
\o.lue III m lon cs fl. shtl l m~'s worth or milk to-8"lly shQ.wn on tb!! SCIC&!1 tIhe next. nnd one oi the
prondcs 812 unlt~. Wlth the .. n.mc expenditure 'OD la-rgest tC\\ not " ns Hllmad~ n, In the mldn of a
m~a.t Y01' get 425 "JllLs t on fish 397 um~s j and ~Z fert'ile dl~tllct l11e n\erS ran 10 spate .101'
There 15 nf) doubt

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eggs at their prcsen1. 'P rlce are ar (tn."
the dearest o( the rommon food s !h:tt

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MOijDXY _, Defore the Mavor Dr G;
In :t,p& chaJr, and Mr E ;,rJ ncki;on
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Y IDS EARl
o( 7, Bntanm
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NQVE;MBER 5TH
N;OVEMBER ' 6TH
Aspti,lftdkt

sacrlftcecl .n

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6!OC~ are held. m

,Gre7, lV0r:7,

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BAI:iE IPRICE

181ft.
BU.

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45 only Plain Poplin

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Saxe, Na'1" Grey,

Blailk, ,AiDetbyst.

auuut
r,....r th....
1 month. of lhe year, when u.;..
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un,o,uab •• and for (h. lest 01 tho. Yl\I\r were
dry·~.dt;
One of the mQst rOlnn;]';~\ble thmg.

Worth 1,l5f1l.
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th:U~I~:~~ j~~~ ~!,:~\e:r,\\~~hd ~h~

, 'by ~e P%llC J as

Lfi<SS TH

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de ~~J.IlI.!""r

12 only SnlarijJap
Sobappe Shii'ts.

Well

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S4t.E'PRICE
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18]11.-

~nO"rmo\ls
Ln the

T~tre are

bonded warehjlulH's :037,O()();OOOIlJll.;.
ought. a lso tQ be cJwape:r ~ There \.':n~~~IT,~Tt~·
of currants nDd r:usms In stock, as ei

f' ~ 250,OOOcwt

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Th. qua.nt,ty
6,OOO,OOOcwl, as agamst,.. 3,OOO,OOOcw-t

:whIch suggests tha.t the GoV'Orumen£ Will
cornndernblv lower Tet.ul prICes before.. long
Ramo tlung must h~ppen to dried
and
more tho public liolc1lJ off bl.lYIR~
:the more pronolloced "'" IS t'be fnU ' 1i1<"lv·"to
There ' ,,> nlso httle:\~,6oJ) wlly ...tl:ie \vat' tim~
ot oranges and b:mana.s $ould be .kep'~ up,
l •.It l~ 8Hlgulor wliy the Food M'mlatry does
il!.ae "' lts way to take n~iJon to bnng down:
R!'Iee& of these ,PoI;!ular fn1it,
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STYW FpR E.VENING WEAR

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0\ (!oD'ing

wet.r on~,siY] c ab9\\ S

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ela.ssIOOI tendency -. ItS.: lpt;.lef feature OOlOg
draperleIJ a'n.d 'trll.fgltt l)n~\ nnd anoth~

d~rl]led .. ~lt.ogetll.i'1hilv 9:"d fuosy

matte> of chOlOO' af one Qr. the 'i!lbor
of tho fnlly mo~o. . oro v.ery JTluch .iJounc"ICl t
.,I~ade Qf ;uUe ('!ons14t.ing of layer lJpon 'Ayer
Wbnc~ each a little ..,morter than the oUIet'
& dlfi"prent colour
ThiS arrangement
btllowy appeamnoe to the "!kiIt B.l)p' R
~ect to the. co1ounn,t;t but the lmpreMion Qf ,lUll
DCS$ l ~ alwaY8 preserced
Tiny frills adorn many
QI . . th~ dress~ t!6S1gned for ..:routhfLl 'wearers
Ope ve~ chn,mung modo} m ieorgct e bad a
"ltralght tUniC edged With a. tin'y frilll another
,~mg placed a.nout tsLX Inches above.
A loole
Mn.gya.t bodice, open to , tne waIst In a wld!) V,
,ho<l t.he ojmnmg filled 10 WIth a vest or ch' ,mis<atte
eompose.\ entl)'Ch( of ltWo fnlJsr The
w~.ep were of the- hebe dcscnption, were frilreit.t>i~j:;;g~l~~~.
t9 match,
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Christ,.'. F~
~2 '" 45 ins. 3/9.
', 24,(: tS' i'll!,

SH0T ANp -EMBRomJifuim LININ\lS '
~: Thol belted coat IUId .tmt, d~de& "
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t,~e ",/beltod su,t, whICh' m"y be ,triiwDt'I.,
bra,ld and fimsb'-ed a.t the neck wttb
",th .. li,gb, close fitting lur collar,
f~ of ~I ' ooason's models

trimmed wIlJr velvet rcvet'8 or
tone 1n colour WJth the cloth '
\'IdiS Qf thiS ~o,.;on owe their "grace

to
· io'l<!, more eopec..Uy tho.. o~ < tw',.d,
n,.ot oa !Supple a. ma.t€rIal as l5~rgf) Clr ~.t>ar,din~
Linings contmue to 11la.y an lmportant
the aeheme~ of dress

Shot 1311ke: 'are In '

!nand far ta.tloted SlUts, and 8Omo rha.Vd

4ered 1 dMlgris worked ....by llllnd and .plnced
• In-~lir lut..rvals on tho ma.t.crlnl I Thli:e~ can
~ "'Wor~ at honie at a. great S&V1llg of
~cn an un,lulled ll<Iedl.wom"" Vory
wga In I!... cont~tmg colour give rohef ".•" .v'~"~g:
toned £roc.ks Some of the p",tt i.'F
UIlS lfl!Itu are m"de M -npt
.A; moael In mauve Il.nqt I'IIlver
"1 tdnlO of the shot t.iU:ue whICh

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a. SlIver"~t.lcoat

,F !1NOE, ~RE8',

.4 yoo.r
The orvObrtle fara.go,fr,Duti.hge
t\fO

.!. triwlll108 fo~-wri.p. :>J\d

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~gned for etenl~ \vea.r
be "",\"unted 10F r",JU the fact
w1th shm OUUIOe& and
enougb, In ~slJk ~ t£ 16 ue..ed
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on fur_ A- havdsome ca~ of Koli ..1ky, ~'j,,~~;:H>:
two n :1\\ s
Silk £rlll~ was a
&sli.es l\ere nev.or wlde-r, nor
"The Jatter mny be had m great vnnety
mad&.. fol' t.he~ most pari of 1:}Jack pn.te~t
mng-waut.ed eoMl. frocks frequently have
knds or belts of beads or stones at , the
waISt? IOVfer dO'WD to empha.mse the
tile Up?.. part
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FLOWER/l, ,N4TUR ,u, A.\,D OTHERW!BE
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AND El1BROIDERJES
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.IJ ,Owcrs l~ Vary much

used on
a.nd a.re ulSUally of two types,
aro . . manellollS rapl eaa of
or the D)Qst fRnta.shc and fanciful ""'!S'IIn",!
1Iko a.I)ythmg 111 th"t 11011'1 world
mBtena.ls are used fol' the~makmg of
but those "of SZitJ.n and velvet are d'l<'id,~iI .tlie
.most. attr3.etl'e,. Then th6y are so
ad that they 4.l'8 more hke natnrnl bl,"'nu; .. ..:h.D
" tho ~oarer milks t<.EmbroW;;es W"6

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;:'"!!~r:I:~:I.~P.~~t~I~~~:i!

C\Qne"""
densP..,_
aU Jdbd
... of. Fot
:ctltchca
ore
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n.nd Ql'\sinr.1
-n::ays
. . Ulstanc.e
~ d.a.m~ st-lt.ch 18 C~ and lnt.erlaeed
"'" pt"\d, that 'night ..... Iy, ~be~~~~:
Y.'tIvcn dOlllgn With .such el
'l'orkdd on the s\louldcrs of jumpers, bJo;;;::r. ~~:! :U~~Dg:<jo::

or~~~~~;11~;~~~~~~i~~~~~~~

sash
end.form.
III throe
ot and
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SU-ch,ho.n'dwork often
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SUPERFINE
31 x ~4 ins.

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33 X 58

FOR'.311/S.

de Cbn.'e Jumper,
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Wltp 916,OOO,OOOlbs In 1913-th.
If stocks ngnlale4 pt't~1I

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bollght, bit t th ey IIro food in R ~~~;'.;';:::~a::~~~;'1 was tile sudden Cestatl0n of vegetatIOn upori Jellv
and althou,..h egg! differ In qualit\~
mg a. rl\:er dU5tr~ct Hllm8c;ian was also A grent
centl'p Qf the CGIDCt mdll"'tr\, and durmg ;,he
they cannot b ~ ndu lt er ntcd, nor d ()
tu cd
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lut'ktng dangers tn bpAlth Much more
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15 bemg paid t.o dnlrv bvglene than was
and CLlId 'Hrrkcd lit
ThiS \\ ns a.lso n
the c&"ce but acco"dmg to the medical
dlf-:lnct
Fo otu e ar 'was -one orl~
the public Ult k.. 5J.l'pply IS n.nythmg" b\~t n ~ pure
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t e urks had to loce, d
~lt ou h~$ to be I n f nell) Ii one "en~ to II e serl I
an i lChol1 the boots were chv: ... s taken" !rom
oU$ly nil the eVidence ,tendered t-o t<h~ NntlOnnJ tbe f~et, of lh!} dbod, the l~urer rei{!.t mg how,
AIl!OClatlon for fl:.o Brcrentlon ot Tubcrcul-Oti... thraugb h ts gln~ee~, h e lw-d hlm3clf ! cen tIua bcmg
1th~re could be (c·w thln~ moro deadly to humnn don~-oDJ,*,,\eral occ, a~ttlns A feature of mtere,t
lIfe than lm"tc rl 1iscd m1lk
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Rot l:fam dan , "01> the tomb ofi.)E.t:t}wr and
~ CJB.F. \pc I TEA J
decol
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Smce pre war tmleS, the duty- on tea.
.inereased It IS now lOd 'Per lb on
produce, and Is oQlorelgn grown tea, and W~
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not fClr tho hIgher duty , t.e:" 'would be obtamable

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"A(''ROS~ 1 fIE CASP.I.A.~ SEA'
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Ono lQf tbe most ImporulDt. trude routM ID
Wbtern 1?~la lHI }) from Baku to Ba~dad The
lecturer s'31d t1 It. on Cne OCC&SlOn he t.ook a

FOOD'VU{;J' OF ~m.K ~"D Wllfl

on eggs only 200. UPlt4"

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J'old labour§avlDg de\lCe.5 They gencrally..:..pro
WAR TIME."
JUVENILE COURT.
nounc. such ,"v.. ,llOns (0
verl up.ollye, end
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.'J;OOK THE SMALr. CHA..1I{GE '
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Ilot a.hnv~ offectual The old ~elhod'S. they
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"'lad~, age d 14 an d 15 years respe:cvwe
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The third lectur~ of the pre~ent scdSlon W;lS
wo
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are t}l(~ best, or at nn y rate, goo elloug.
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were chp:rgi-d "ltb iteahng 2s 6d m money from
the ~veragc hOllsemfo IS a past master at lIDproVI! pen QD \Vednesday 10 !~t week, lD the
Charles "MaU;ng ey) pf 6, Prospect-wtreet, Caver
109 ha.ndv apl'hanocc; She- kno,~s an old tm Jt\i HaJJ, Wokingham
MaJor Gi nernl SIr
sh.am, on Olft~bcr 2Dd
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\\1th holo..q bo,,'"'{1 )IJ 1t. makes a. '\fry good flour.. GayJoy w as In the cha.Ir, and theca was 0.
Matt-lOgley, \\'.flo IS 8. 1 hD.l"'dre5S~ said that
III edger and tha.tr a. boU.le W)~ do dut.y nny
at~endjl-nee
rhe lecturer :was: eolonel ..... ti"t,'
a.bout 10 30 ~ m on the da.y In qucsliou he placed
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.l'.p'''''. and hta subject, caPltal1y dlu ... - t .. ~ .'t:_, .. w one shilling a nd' three srX'penees on a. show CW'!€! I
f~ 1"01110'" pMtrv
ahen, 88 regar<Is WJe
~"t,~ ~ .M' IM\ m th e
b
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lantern slides, was • Western Peuua.
tnl,\War
flo
5 op or &ma
o.=auge
e ICo..
tiollble saUCCl><~DfJ, e.he HI awa.ro th_'"t,c"cp,"). ,wiill,1 tlJlie II
t ", frQpt,. dqor, of ~he shop and wont mto tbfi ~ltc-hcn I'
,:11;' Jar p laced IIlsl(te an ordmary 0<
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R£ the ~)c cf the ~hop Whllst. .. he was tb.c:.ro
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hAl'l.,.d'f.
thc WlOI' door f
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. ""uia, and 1118 ''h'1 '''1di.r.,: ~qb~tt,r.
.~er all purpose. cqu~
0n'", h " ~ The Chau'!nan, mtrodUClntJ·
. ~ the lecturer, &auf.
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"at .11 th·. c. nvcmoncc, of • "oU appolllted h. th4Jlk.d tho Lcciur. Society for tho hODour of ",Id went nto tbe v hop , I
' '" of tho
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hIm, .' .ne'~
cbo,r. an a"- 'boy. say tol.. b&, .. Do-~ ~
'l!ou,.
I' 80 hel
'~kltChell , mucll m n\ iJe done by a ttt e mgenUlty
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, . a'omer. 10 I'110& th'<>'
for what. that '\ery excellent .soCiety h&d done 10; " ent ~mto '~e shop ana sa.w t. \
'0 mercnme thI S drn .... back
In the Kast, wheTe
~ueuce of wha:t hts wife IUUd,
tlwm Me '0 kJt.cl!~n r a.nges. gas cookers, or provldmg tnlch a. vaned and mtel'estmg sen" of ling -an.d- three !1XP()Dces nllSStn6
modem apph Lnces feIf fe!!OUroe 18 the only stand- lectures Ther 'V6$ always one u~n' whom the defendaJ;lts If they hud tllken tn~
bv IT"\l t a dozi':'n bricks a wood fire, R.J1d a feW: work feJI and "ho deserved BpecJa1I' tJlIUl];:S-' tb,• . , and they stud, U Yes , sir," and I
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SecJ'etary
P-(Oduced tho ebllhng .and, thioo
, m'l S a.ro nIt that the I\ahve
WI'n
th
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P ruDltil""o cook in g ute
L.~.
Y et
IntrQduclng Colonel NA.nler,
811' Walter Gayloy
y ess Palmt'r
eon s<!Ov
or erg
a. J!ly
.st-aB Teqtll re!': for 0. ,latchen cstab1Jl5wnen
t.
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Bergt
B81d JJ,6went to 1d
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excellen t crlokerl nnd \\ clll!lCn: ed meal3 are pro IBold that the colouel was In the eRTly pait of tho.. shop and saw 1:he two defendants;
.e·
Vlded and t,q;1 :.tTl)pe:].n3 I lvmg 10 India. and China war 011 lhe St 1ft' of the Gund Duke Nlehoh,.. m quence of wlitlt he wns told, chaT"g~
II. Ui ahl'"3 ~ til m yst ery how It I S done
the CAl COil us 1'::nrl1' tn 1916 he WAif at. Teheran
Both defenilants plenaed guilfJoT. !t'
J
a, mlhtat:Â¥ ~{ltUtch(! H-e spoke bot'b
trr..t.es 1m t. ~em both on probjltlon
SH.AEI~G Klr€~bN" _"-:ND SIT'J'ING RpOM PersIan flue ltlv H.e , was emme-otlv
'tI1o~ih~. o.n(( bound them o\'er
the

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