Reading Standard Etc 12-1919

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mean an

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The ~jjjr.
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value olfered ..

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FIDDLE II

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Ring. 1IIl/·.

Be&"rier••

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· *edding Ring. in every. -"-Y'~"c-­
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perfect rounded
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Beaner, 48/. to

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'1 M. Solid Gold, 21/-.

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BoUd o,;id, 'fII/-.

iBot. Solid Gold, 411/-.

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l8ct. Solid ~Id; 60/·.

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01 ShlpplnB.

9ct. &lid Gold with
Garnet .et h;;{, 111/_.
Double Head, . with

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18c• . jlolid Gold, ODe
Dumond 401-1 two,

Diamonds,

Ruh, .... . 07"; III/and 37/&.

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65/-

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lSe.. ScUd Gold, ...
with tine DiamoDd,
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9<;t. ScUd Gold,
with fine Diamond.
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'mount, £&/6/0.
O~.b"" up to £10(10(0.
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THE HOUSING: PROBlE..

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Ibome ~la.taoD &0 that Parliament &bould con.
ce........t.e on the war, the.. w .. aomet.hing to b<

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lBct. Ruby Or Sapphire Doublet. .
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emergel)Cies of wa.r denied every, prlD~pkt and
meant.tlbe abroga.tion of eU perao.nal ngh:ta. and
liberty, even to home, money, life or limb.
Ma.!I:l of those libertiee ).are ·still withheld.
Now ~. hu come no 8uoce&Iful e1rort to
reetoN!J tbe\ disloea.ted ad.ivj.iee of- the nation
can be tnade uJilesl based ~. clear-o<:ut and detmed principlea. I No politiW junta, c1aimiirg
exemption from critioism, can be ellowed .t.6 die.tate what those principles shall be, . and-ono one
believes the fi.a.p-doodle a.bout wOl'kmg-togb",et.h",we"r,.
in peace as we wOrked in ' w&r ai.Ib.ply
war iii not peace, and the oondi~ are
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ay and.
was a
for11Ie
.oa.te,
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IZOvernm.ent

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a.t least one 6:1;the la..et year or two ......
directed to coil· +
built in leveral t
iesulta- have been '.
a opecial
of +
01
a proportion of
waYla
are bui,1t on Lbo eavity system,
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gives ' +
grel;~ warmth >in winter a.nd is leas pervious to •
heat «n summer than ~ eolid coD8tructiOn: +
Two Ihouees built on this plan, ~n the estate of •
Q local. l&ndow.ner, have been oocut>ieeJ for about •
four yea.ra. Tho apec.ia.I concrete 11!1 a&id to· OGI!It f
less b}" 40 .per -cent. than the ,U6ual mixture of •

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- Iwal,ked
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How the Workers are Hlt 'by Delays

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THURSDAY.

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to iaaiat tibe then Executive, 'a n &DlJeDOe of per· , A fe w d8.ys ago a Leeds firm of ~ mauuf1ODIIt,l jeaJouey·, ambition and. int'~~, aIr of fa.ctu.rors lost an . order . fOT I30 6Dglne8 ~uired.
which, unfortu.ntely, danmed. the CQalition from OD the Gnl;inen~ because they could .not a8l.iver
the start. ). But I ofrer no party view a8 to that, some of
them immedin.telY owi.Dg to ',Ue
W.itll war ended, mowever, the alwa.ys' slender moulders' strike. Aa a result the order wenl. to
justification for a. Coali~ion disappe~. The"", t'ore1.iQ firm.
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said fO"l' ~ a Coalition." 'tBut, held by some as · de-

Three Rubi~ or B&p-phriee and two -Dia-'
moode, 18ct. mo $"
£4/'10/0 • .

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DiamoiIU'1'
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The housing di:6icultJ a.t .the preeent- .time is
acute
aDd at B.ead.iDg owing to the high
-i;~~=::~Of
buildin&" ,bae prevented. tbe
of building operationa. Under
the follOwing article on' t.he
- H Cham)
of specialnumber
interest"ofdue
to the
of the oost ,problema ancL

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neither fish, bar ifowl, nor good .red hOI:.ring.
of hIS Let us ·have honeit1, '6 stMight fight, and may
the best caU80 wj*.
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I . revert to Lord Be.noon.afitdd and my" looa.l
Conien;-ative friend, two WOl'tJiv 8Ouls ~wJt.h but
a sin.,B"Je thought as' to what a Coalition ~ns,
.'!.nd' oog to l rem~n"
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l 'hii is
.a.n isola.ted instance. It ' i8 ', I'_.V.
unf?rtunatel, only too typical of, what ~ ha.ppeDlng aU over'rtbe country. On t-be ICon"Unent, ~il.;':~ ~~~
In ca.nad&,
AU&tra.lia., 'I:)oUUl Africa. South C
Amei-iqa., It'.lnd.~ Cpina and other COUD:triei
valuable orders ar-e being given out to Britain's
oompet~l.nr8, because ~rJtUh firms canllot
guarantee delivery within b. ati~ul&ted . time.
t).vel'8e~. pui-chaeerIJ have ~11 w&1tiDj:' patiently
for t:be "re8~ptiolll of Brit¥ili indu&tnea ao .. to
obtaIn. thetr requirement.. Man.T are Itlll wait109
e. 8.enee of' patriotism, and lOme
prefer '.the superior quality of the
a.rticle. Otbel's ha.V6 lOll. patience
and _,
h8tve p~
their 'orders
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of homo' life
dio.wpoint.th0tli·h he waa n6t oonbe8lUtiea of !home lilte
~lf one of thoeo!
who have ever homely
early, he

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caohier
500 Sav..... CertifiCates.

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£3.B75. In ien
Six Thowiand Five H ltndred
£2,625 ~ed by .imply wiubni!:-lot
cates Was

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Of C,OUI'Se. it is

hZ'okea. brick or atone, cement- ~ gravel. Ae- +,
cording to • 'Ebe Times' the experimen.b:· ahow •
that a -b~alow, witJJ. , sitting-room, three bed- •
room., kitoheD, bat·broom, ef;(h"can -be built for it
£400, ... compa.ed with about £700 for ,0" of +
bricks a.nd morta.r, Moreover, th.e operation.. t
c~ be oarr.ied out in thr~;month& by two men . '
~'orki .. . under .aUperviaiOD, .00 the house Can +
b:8 mAde ~'b;it.abJe .in anotilier. week. A·t, the •
time of wnting thirty-two houses were .~ •
bunt on this system, oJ which te)l hav~ been ,
sold. The oonere'" .. moulded, and the build. •
illjpl ..... aurmount.ed by roof of ·the. .ame I
material, 80 p&iDted U if) give the ap~anoe •
of W"I! tiled. N o fi..p.......... provided the •
rooms of each bowie being wa.rm.ed from' a' ~ f
tr~ ibea.ting 8Y8tem.'~ \
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wealthy.

Moat

thow.aw.
"The point ' of the
Certifieala are
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C-(ClISTSJ REAR LIGHTS.
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Po 'he EdStor. RJunIN"O SUHI)...
dir,-It seems a PIty that tnJ8 matter s..oould
.)& alJowed to rest wi It. oW.
·. lne -:l&W ' waa for:.nerly laid to b, • ~rol' t.o evil-d~, but
~tnC6 tb~ Pa.lve lteillt.ers, UoDMClelltIoua
Jbi~tors and Female t;uttrag-uttea have been
~ent. to prison, the 1.W~'lvers eeem "to be
.ag to malte priaon respectable. a~du po.saibJe
IiO •
th~ beet of th~ Clti&eD..lf. ' Bence
project to penalise t.h~ cyclilt.
on beiiind .h.i.r:Q. and without his ,

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1o<,1t-<>u' behind him-the next oomer
and a,oid collision with the '
~ut &Ii the war haa ·Iubvert.tJ1ia u also upset, and DOW we
the eye in. tb& back of the head .a
ooveted by fable writer., ap.d if the.jRigbt BOD,

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Lor,d D.UD~O.who wishes t? scorch ,1111 the precedmg mdivlduals mu.t either turu~ round and
wait fo-r him or else ride in fear &fd tremblinll
t4at ' ''My Lord -'.· may fan to pass clear, and
I wonder we are not required to sound a continuou8 spen to Supplement his blindnE!88 by
hie deiLfne&8. - I 8Up~ we cannot hope to
get thia ~OOl&ly rescinded, but at leaat we
oUl{ht to be fe1ieved nf the penalties for the
accIdental failure, of O1:1r precaution. May J
preE upon ev.ery, lreader to write to biB M.P.
1:.0, U88 ·his .influence t.o eel.. these penaltiea
mJtt.ed.' ,
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It :ia a sufficient tal: ito keep' a rear light
go~ on' th~ bad road., .eepee~ally when'_ the
"tra.ffia OomlitioQ8 reqmre all ~il&Doe ahead'
w-ithout the oonBtant fear that someone will
seize the unlucky momentary eclipse as an
opportunity to charge one aimOlJt the whole of
one'1I wages for &n occurreqee 10 ent.irely aeci~
dental ".,d out 'o f sight.
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~a.tronage it power, and jt n~ &. brave ma.n
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'l'u 'Uu! . 1Jld..,ur, . .RaD~G ",,,,,,"'llI"D.l.&D.
,'- to &nap theJo1"-en unka and _puhltc~ adm!t a.
ID ear Sir.-As one bonertly willing to he;ar tn& ./a.ltie politic ' step, but
.bow. that aJf
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Cpa.lltion· apolo.arins at t.be ahov#! Jira.1".ber ll-Jr, f auoh ' oombina.f,!ons cmy with ·tbem~ the aeed. of
fquy, aba..ra the disappointJM:nt a,nd ~nt tbe their own dieintegrat.ion, ... nd are contrary to
t.urba.noe\ a.t the 'l.'own H4ll. WI~ Ita refusa.l ,the native genius of. the English n.ce. \ .
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so 'largo
a 6OOtion 0.1 .t.be
.hear
J...ord ,Be&oonsfieJd,
founder of .. -cnoder.n
€Ii her
{)ol. Wilsdn
or.'_ 1ttr. M.~Urdy.
It t1!
~ se:rvatiBm'
a.nd no novice at politi.caJ. 8trategy,
t e mt.arato of .no ~t1.0n-, how:eyer, provo~ed It. knew' '~hat wen enough when faced with the
. y tbmil I t¥lf; t.o ~eny the rIght Of. ,free prob~m, he aaia: .. For PlY. part, beiieviDfr that
&p\eech to any :~the.r ~on of the coIlUDumt.y:
Parliamentary &,overnment. 'is practically UD~"
A Oons~rva.tlve acqul:ltJ.n~oel looaUy promm· sible without, two Ol'p.nising parties, ,that Wlth.
ent ,and ~espcet.ed, speaking "t9btm!~1f~n:::: Jut tb:em it would be the mo,:;t eontem~ble and
matter, remar!ted that h~ t.Iloug Wl'O:I
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eortupt system whioh"could be dev:iaed, I &h,.&ya
.-come to "DaJl a.~slls4e a spilde and .that th~ Read-ll ~et aDy.t,hi~ tha.t may ·damage'" .the jU8t in;
Oonacrvatlvesl 'Sh OUld stlUMi on tOOl!' ~n Buonee <of either of "the gn-ea.t pa.rtiea in the
a.nd acknowledge :t.b.emselve8 _oo _be what ' ~y State.'~
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rea.ll1~· 1n mak.i~ tha.t .rema.rk I ~ not
Believe ~ Yr. Editor, the old party criea,
think ,:he w88 ~8a" oft the track ~l acoountlDg-{or llie sliibboletha a.t which .it .i8 the policy of the
much of ~ di&turbahce.
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.. Coalihloni&ta to .sneer, for sneers oome more
' :But d~'' ~pointmeBt alone ~ futile j -tlle eM6n.- readily than argul7Mlnte, they a.re but. ,t he emtial tb.i.ng 18 to il'eUlOVe the ca~e, fo:· .th~t course ~bQdfinent in homely expression of the ideala th ..~
ia the~ 1 tiog I'e_medy. A~ ~e!llll.te r:e~e<1y, stir men .and w01l'\en, whet~LibeT&I'1 ,Labour
however, !is ·t o hand. I beheve! 10 .the fact that or Tory,_1l.S each is inclined, ~dicb accci(Iing to
diaturb·a.nce at a .public meetml" ,,11 ~readl" an his Jight.
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.llDprlSOIlment,
'Nothing' an crush that stirring, all the oJd
w.hil!" a.t an eleot~n meeti~ ~ ~omes an questio1l6 8till awa.it solution, a.nd the attempt
illegal practice and mvolves d18fra~ment.
of the Coa.lition \.0 pretend they do not exist,
~, , POlitlCal dogs., tberei'qre, shou¥! Jlever ~k ,to standardise 'belief~, is .to make their own
too loudly (at other ~Ie'. meetiugB) •. for ~ politi"" the mere lcult 01 h ypocrisy. A. a I.. t
not. only be musz , but ,tJullr polittcal v.o
resource :their most ea.pa.bJe and brilliant i l1,ur.
be extrac::ted. B~t ,the occurrc~ nalist.ic champion, in its last issue, 'lldvis"~ ( I.
bU&lneea it 18 to t each pohtt- Co3Jition to c.ha!!8"e ita n.tl.me. - -Ae if, un(br
pla\.form oratory. O~e ali:! .!!, jt would, lilie the rose, smeJl as sweet"
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nex·t 8~art . theJr would. 4till smell'ljust the 4Jaqle as DOW. beir g
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Wi\b Sappbire or

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eDtenoe to de.eIt. the . demoorat C&UHI whicb

Call- a Spade a' Spade."

Cro..-oTar

Ruby C8lJtre, 1.8/10/0

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We hold a larg.s ' stock of single atone and
three ,attane, Diamond, Gipsy Ringe fro~,

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18et. -Solid Gold, three · fSet. &lid Gold, thr ..
. 'opals, two Di&mondi, Sapphire Doublets I:

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: ON 'II!IIEETING
low.';' therea.ft":,
THE DOlilESllC SIDE OF SHAKESPEARE
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O~I~t~~
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SpeCial :Val.. in !let.. Gold N';'klelo 'from·
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Long On.."" from
Gold. ~lio&1et.l, in curb, bMk.i. ':.aod . ... .......'"
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