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The Wokingham Council recently agreed to sell their gas works to the company,
and the sum of about £35,000 will be paid by the company to the Corporation, and
this money will operate towards the relief of the rates.
An important clause has been inserted in the Bill that all employees at the
Wokingham works of two years’ standing and over will be retained on the same rates
of pay by the company. As far as the higher officials are concerned provision is made
in the Bill for their compensation if they do not continue in their posts. No difference
in price is expected.

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Sat 4 May
MILITARY BAND SUNDAY CONCERT
The Wokingham Military Band gave a capital free concert on Sunday evening in the
Drill Hall under Bandmaster E.J. Newman. The programme met with hearty
appreciation.

POLITICAL MEETINGS
The local political parties are getting busy in view of the coming General Election.
On Wednesday evening the “Imps” held a meeting in the Town Hall, over which
Captain B.J. Fuller presided, and Captain Rex Davies was the speaker. On the same
evening in the Drill Hall a meeting was held by the Liberals with a special view to the
new women voters. Mrs Stocks, of Reading, was in the chair, and the speaker was
Miss Hester Holland.

INDUSTRIAL SUNDAY
The institution known as Industrial Sunday was observed in the town on Sunday,
both at All Saints’ and at the Baptist church. At All Saints’ the evening preacher was
the Rev. G.E. Jenkins, of All Saints’ Reading. The Mayor (Councillor E.S. Whaley),
wearing his chain of office, and accompanied by several members of the council,
attended the service, and a number of employers and employees were present. At the
Baptist Church Rev. R. Martin Harvey, the pastor, took for his subject “The Lord’s
Prayer.”

TOWN BAND
The Town Band, under Bandmaster Mr. Coppuck, played a capital selection of
music in the Market Place on Saturday evening. The cornet solo by Mr. R. Milsom
and the trombone solo by Mr. L. Coppuck were outstanding features. The following
was the programme:-March, “The Defender”; waltz, “Sweet Memories”; overture,
“Windermere”; cornet solo, “Londonderry Air,” soloist R. Milsom; foxtrot, “All by
Yourself in the Moonlight”; trombone solo, “Drink to me only,” soloist L. Coppuck;
foxtrot, “I can’t give you anything but love”; march, “Irwell Springs.” Mr. F. Every is
the hon. secretary.

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Sat 8 June
BACK FROM AUSTRALIA
Their many friends have just had the pleasure of welcoming home Mr. and Mrs.
F.E. Chapman, who have been to Australia, etc., watching the fortunes of their noted
son, Mr. A.P.F. Chapman, captain of the English Test Team.

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