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_ Owi.ng \0 \be d.earth of houaoa, c:ertD.in
mews in tb& west 'O~ London are bemg con~
vetted 'iut() .smAll hatiitAble fiats.
Tho
offer- of .. coachman's bouse in ODe ~~ ~~oq.
wns m..-d.& to .. oorre.spondent: (» fan..t5I'!.oo
studie room downaUl.lrs, and' over l\ 't'(\'o
tiny 'bedrooms aDd tinier kitchen and ~Nl'"
room, the oeooration of all five ~ .~~I&t
the tenant's cost. And the- ront una.' 01'
th~ accommodation w&8 :£gQQll ~ "I\Il\lm~
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'Ve note with $l.tiafo.~tm ",,,"~ .... e do
not attempt to oonceaJ.. tta.t ~ further
rece.pitula.tory H d;ig in Uttl Wblt~" eo to
speak, is ~ be glV~ ,the ReadRtg Towe
Council on the subJect 4 J;JalDJ,er Pru'K
tracks, THe cycling ud" onoe the finost
in tho south of Englem\. is 'now but 80
much pu.stUr9 for ~at Beck ~f_ ,hoop wlu,c;h
will soon be .. n~oyulg "'"!l' c.rld~~~ ~o.ga.tn.
It is the OlvmPl~ Ootl1loU, th!a. ¥me, wllioh
is to gently chide omR' mUDlClpJtl &overn~
1l'f9Dt. on itlt n~ of 'that value.ble
track and perhaps ¢hill most importa.nt Tho " •• Ince ,. ' bnl~~I' In lho
,. C.stoll Hopki •• ,
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body 'will be abl<> M make itl. weight felt .
The track: by tb.e .....y-l ia 1tbe on\y ~a.nked
w~ have r.IVed from the A~a\.-GeoQl'.1
oaco in this pa:rtneular centre of tho of \obe Ont-a.rio Government thie M)«lirabl& a.nd
N~C.U" so that ~ ihlm4tent boom ~n mt.el'C6t.mg acoount of ~ho noble ...eniev-cmenioa,

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track cteling is &11 'lmP,8ra.tlVe d emaf,d 10 d t.he 006t. of livElI, money ami much alee. by
aself b t tlW" 1D ~r. shelv~ for fiO lohg, which this great. Prov" 00 renaered lIuch onor~
mOlls aervioo to t.bo c Ui16 c1l Brlt.uin a.nd bet
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rtther Poler Hyde, M.p. By Paul Tre.t .
tbmk
Loci, and Co, ~. net.
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nalise 1 On(\ hardly knows hether in this d6\O'
At 6Wr!j one finds :Lhe
lIt.ieal interest 01' rt!Ite
love

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U~I nM~~ predominllnt f.e.t.~.

Soma readeni 'WIll fi
t.he fonnor IDOftI .to
t.heir t.ute, . while 't e geneiality f!(f . orBOOer8
will mora .p'prooiut.e 1Pot.er'e altern. 'Waplng
of Eva Cr&ve~ u:d ~l.uJ" PhilJ>ank .. Pt:Iter1,a
BUCOOfIB at 1tQ, l rophampton e\edbian 'Wae
put.l,y owi«i:g.w h~.~pf'Owe811 8IJ a fodt.ba.'Jlor;,
but. aleo to Ibis :ablltty tI.8 a. Labour oe:t.l'lmaje,
a .lIttle of lbot~ mdeed, PeteT .. i.M our a·

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mi$ion .. ,iI. most. ~n.ciwious f'dlit.ioum, a
ve~ .bola chnalplon O{ LaUour, b..rt -t.~ua
tbu., U I lL (cal.did cr~ ic tells hiM, lite has fO
II6I'l.ge ci burnour.
Bu t.here is a weret a.b ~~t

hiB ))uen'iagc. a.nd the re,\ ela\ien 'he f..im*lf
boldlY makes of th~~oeea him his po8itlon III

the -Govornmont. ~n-d ICOmo!!l htBU Ito his to I
undoing, 'polit.lcally
taCtany, nnd alt.hO~h
th6 t.rao l)Qsit.ion of ~lIo.ire 18 finaJly roveal d.
P etor blUl by no meanB an euy timl!!! or it.
,,11 cMnCS right. a.t IJUll, and. we l&a,ve him h,P"I
pily wooaed to thl!!! right girl, and his futor,as a politlCin.n .lUtBufed.
We oonfees t*~
Pcter"t; lat.eJ: t vIC"". of: La.bour politiCB ma.k~ ~
6tront;6l' apl>Â¥'t:' to u& t.h,an those ho Had
adoptea from ' bis 08t.er parent.,'ll ,old . Tttm

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<'~n lFrihy a!t.ernoo~ in lut 'I18ek~ OapLain
The .. ~ trand "" Spring Fiction Numb.8:1·fJ . :6. 'H~:le1'6on (Chief O:tn.&tablo) handed t.o
u.:oIlnspeetor George &Dd ' (JI;:Ser,jlti. H l ' Soot.eber P. G WOd()hOU&6'8~e'fl charact.er, .. Archie,"
has
a'1~cad1 o.chlev
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popularity v.jit.h
tok6U8 or ~he esteem and teIIJMId in which tlle1le
roodo~ lor ., The Str nd,'
i~ M dlfficultl to

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of the I ReadiDg ~rough Pol~~ roc",n any figure-Un ~nt maglline fic~ioD "ho
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, m a king t.ho prtl!iell.t.atlODS, t.ho C1uef hM ~n the ca.uee Of mo't8 hearty la.nghter.
'l'etiRlgwho
police
OffioeN
!b&ld by
their
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spoke
withwero
oviSent.
6I1lOUon,
it. ~ a. very sad
~ying g()()d~b) a to

d.fiy Ile 1lAd to pen1'rm
all thoee old I faoos , one
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l the other. Ha 10fLe2l t.bouCht t.hat there
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a ",,,,.88 t.ime oommc w'ben ae ""ould ba:"e
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good.bye to t.hem ...11 on P own retiret..
'He hoped tliat> ""bon a.D1 Jman after r~
;;;~i'~~::~.~: "'iound him&elf in di!SM1ty he would
11im (the epeaker) an·4· h e would do
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in bIoS power to' dol tor him.
to whom they were biddtng
had sot a vory fiIle
\, _Q"'6,~l'Dample -to t.hofte younG'er leDOws who had
ne-wl)' ')Omed t.bo force, an. e:umP\o wdll worth
,aepymg.
Captain Henderson then. butded to , Mr.'
George a. 10-ca.rat. gold hunter lwa.tch, a.nd to'
'Bit. SOObt'har a. fli lver-plat.ed Qooen Ann~ toa
gef\'ice with inla.id wlLlnut tray. I
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'M r. Ooo1"ge, in repl,., eaid be would alway.
n1tte tlMr ((1ft. to blm, not
much fot Ita
ma:terlal "tlue. but from whence it came! Mr.
St:Otch~ ~ 8J:preaH!d ~iII &.Lant..
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.. .o\,rc:hie aod the' StWlage 'Chappie," ip the
Apn1 number of .. 'rJ:ie St.rand Magat.ine," 1. a
dell~it. from beginn~g to end-a. story with
more; Ia.ughs and chuckles in lt t.hn.n onl!!! would
caro 'too count..
Th ~ _ue. by t he way. ia a.
s"",,~
- al Sprin g Fiction Number; among' t.he
otoh popul~ . writerS repl"efIoeDt.ed being. " .Sapp~," EdglLt Wa.l1eu:e, F. 'Britt,en A\Ult.m
I... ,J .. Beeston', G Bernard Sha.w and H.
Wells tell why thex. !diabeheve in Spu·it.ualiam
-ana M t.hey do sO! in qharac.t.enl'ilttcally out_k~lt.y~e. the &r.t~cle Ut a molt 6Ilt.ertaining
one. Thero i8 1\.180 ahot.Mr long imtalment.
Mr
wclt ThomM', fascinat.ing' life-tltory of
Coloool Lawrance. t.11& .. Uncrowned · Kin&, of
Arabia. "; Rnd a. delightful study of SiT Jllmee
BlIorrie--" Tha lJ.1a.n ~l who made Peter P&l1."
This latter is ~ E. T . Raymond. the author
of that -popular oolleet.ion of bri1liaot. charact~r
,ketcbl!., publiflhed under tbe tit.lo of .. UnOODBOred <klebrit.iea." "
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THE 'SOUTH BERKS HOU!jl)S
Will meet on
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PiN, .Burghfield
ThlU'6day. Apnl 8t.h ... Bladebohe, BUcldebury,
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Su'p ervi$ibn ',"1of , ~h,e Q"ri
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Even if you had timp t;illor can only give you his
chosen. He ~ainly ~annot ,give you the unmistakable louch~' of
:': :: : which 'Ia re pbasible.
w, en the actual
designer
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Mcllroys new ~tocks colne direct froJll.. the
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graduated styl~s ,~at. 1 hll:"dlYI one i~ .a
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variety, useful and becoming.
New high !waist and dainty frill s.
Exceptional' value. Price 3' ln~.
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Wrap Coats. Useful' for rlv.er
and 6por11li-: in the Dew U Sand"
. Serge, ExtjeJlent wear. Price 1S .r~

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Ditto iii "P,bplhl
_ 29ft ~ .\Ipwardl,

A loyely CPltume i'; ,ezcellent
quality, navrllaberdine.amartly

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A huge and varied assortmeot. of I

c~louted floral V~ile Btvu~~

With
V nee:k effect. 411 the new colours,

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Well cut a l l l
daintily tri"""
in beautiful colour~

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estates
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Of
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merchant tailor
Of OromweH, a zealous supporter of '
Roundhead$. He aited a:8 magistra~

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this
district~ and
I have
his vignature
my Barkham
rogist&r
books,
wherein be 1~~i"'~;~~~S~~!lfj;~,~~~:~:fJ~~!.!t~~
8lgned tho 8--opointment of the Parish
RegiJJtrar wbeb the rector was ex~Ued
and the Pll.rita.n_ regime wae established.
iWbep the Restor&rtion came and the moo~
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which took nla.ce at Haines ;&.ill
when some old" frienda whom I ~
me,iDl.. well were · present, a.nd Wh088
descendant. still follow the 'Ga!rth Hunt,
For many 'yBa1'8 Mr. J Ga.rlb hUnted the
pack enti~ely at his own exp8a8e, and it

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Th<; ple....ure ,of perfect-lilting clothe. irom aloe !nltead 01 1mu.a Costumea In all

wai~ weeks'for a m lJe.to.me81~re whiCh will ~ot fit better. f. ~o: ~~~ngan:
ThJ-I ~'orantee
If-I correctl - atvle
which onlv' the 8upcrviaiDII. large
range of. .~vyao- ,
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became a auhlK'riptiool pack. Hr. o..rth
hunted until lie W&6 80 years old and was
always
popular with the mem.~
'hera of the Hunt,.,nO with the farmers .and
tenantry of ~he d:strict.. On hill death in
1901 the estate ~ to 'his lriater, Mra.

imm.msely

.mart .hower-,
coat, linea .

Ship.er. ,,!ho w,", I suCd-led hv ller
nevb.w, tb~ vreaent ,ijwn!/!,. CaEtaiio God...\. The older porti!m iii the houae wy

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~trimmed with the new
• Military Brai,d, now

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prqbably by! Sir Fra.ncia Wiudebank. '" The
long gallery was alwiaya .. fa1'ouriw fea,..
ture of a. bouAe of ~h&t periOd. and i. ~1l

double eving in price due 10 Mcllro,. enqrmDus pur- to f..hid\jOble. Sinsle
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chaaes an d ' thell'
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The windowa

and ..alIa of the end of the ~aUer.v W8Te
rebuilt in the snte of QuMn Anne in 1716
by the Big,t fa.rniJv. The front of the
m"nsion ""all 'built bv lit. Colleton a~t
1780, rw1aci"Gi two w ga reeem~r
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thoe8 now leiitrti,g a.t t e hack of t
honae. It wrla form ••ly H ....oed in
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Queen Anne date, and t e front in~
portion ill M'1d~1'1!i.... The' boo...,
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tain bill property and obtained
trom the King, :which is still
the long lj[aUery of the houae.
ret.a.!ned the esta.te until the
, 'l.8th century, when it ' was acclUlred

K~jve yoo';the~'e Advantage~~BlseWbere·?· ' ~~L~:,;E:
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A ( vert. attractive

Ifrorn ;3 fll ~ tolO'11..
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Cre~ de Olin.,1I1~u~es in ~ome de· f s\ight!y 'd ele.c lire •
lightfuJ colours aDd shapes, extra~
o, dink ry valu~Prices range from

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lI~wn of .E OIi"'l:i'

~ ue in thick artificial aUk J
and wool mixture t in two I
colo~ only. Rose:r~d Art
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Some smart C 0 a
Frocks are on show
Putty, Nigger, Nav*,
Black, etc. These are
made of Ciaberdi~'
Serge or cloth. beaut ~
fully cui and tailor .
Prices ranging fro
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