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The English garden, which succeeds, is in spring a riot of colour from thousands of
bulbs, and in summer the roses, etc., are a pure delight. Lining the main avenues and
subsidiary walks are numbers of fine cupressus macrocarpa, alternated with laburnum.
A large swimming pool, a sunk water and rock garden, and a belt of forest trees
complete a very charming scene of natural decoration assisted by art.
Mr. Martin, to whom the formation and care of the garden is a pleasant and
interesting hobby, very generously shares his pleasure with the public, who are invited
to walk round it. A box is in evidence, the contents of which benefit the Wokingham
War Memorial Clinic.
In addition to the beauties of the garden itself, the view from its mount of St. Paul’s
Church, etc., is very striking.

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Sat 7 Nov
DEATH OF MRS. E.J. GOTELEE
Probably the oldest inhabitant of Wokingham at the time of her decease, Mrs. Emily
Jane Gotelee, passed away on Wednesday, aged 96, in fact within a few weeks only of
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her 97 birthday. She had been ill for several years and had exhibited remarkable
patience in suffering. The eldest daughter of the late James Collingwood, of London,
she was married in 1881, to William Joseph Gotelee, the well-known stationer, of
Market Place, Wokingham, and who, notwithstanding his affliction of blindness, was
a noted chess player. He died in 1915. Mrs. Gotelee was of very kindly disposition
and courteous character albeit holding her own views very strongly. She was until
illness prevented, a devoted worker of St. Paul’s, Wokingham, a district visitor, and
was the founder of the Mothers’ Meeting, which still flourishes in that parish. In
politics she was a staunch Conservative.
The funeral is fixed for today (Saturday) at St. Paul’s, Wokingham, at 2.30 p.m.

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Sat 14 Nov
Re-elected--Hon. Constables: W.J. Pearce, A.H. Jones, H. Dyer and S.J. Callan.
Sergeant-at-Mace: Mr. Sparkes.
Town crier: H. Banks.

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Sat 21 Nov
ADDITIONAL POSTAL FACILITIES
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Commencing on November 23 , a day mail delivery of letters and parcels, starting
at 11 a.m., will be made at the houses in and adjacent to the Finchampstead Road as
far as the Hand Post Corner Post Office. In conjunction with the delivery a collection
of letters and parcels from the Hand Post Corner Post Office will be made at 12.30
p.m., and the letter boxes en route to the post office will also be cleared shortly after
that hour. The collections will secure same day delivery in Reading and in
Wokingham town and rural districts.

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Sat 19 Dec.
AIR CRASH AT WOODLEY
Flying Officer Seriously Hurt
A well-known officer in the Royal Air Force, Pilot Officer Douglas Robert Stewart
Bader, was severely injured when the machine which he was flying crashed at
Reading Aerodrome, Woodley, on Monday. Bader, who was flying a service single-
seater bull-dog fighter, had come from Kenley Aerodrome, Surrey. After the smash he
was quickly extracted from his machine, and was taken to the Royal Berkshire

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