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RARE VISITOR OR ESCAPED PET
A correspondent write:-On Saturday afternoon a local resident cycling in gipsy
Lane, a secluded, deep-cut roadway, saw, near “Aberfoyle,” a remarkable bird,
apparently of the order of thrushes. Its body was of a bronze shade, and tail was bright
yellow in colour. It spread its tail when perching, after the manner of a blackbird,
which, in size, it also resembled. The question arises: Was this a rare visitor or an
escaped pet?

“GIVE AND TAKE” SALE.
A “Give and Take” sale, organised by Miss Mary Corfield, was held at High Close,
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Wokingham, on March 31 . People were asked to bring something costing one
shilling, and to buy something for the same price. Those who helped to sell were Miss
Sybil Mansfield, Miss Nora de Vitre, the Misses Finch, Miss Anne Locke, the Misses
Hardy, Mr. Mark Mansfield was at the door, and the tea was arranged by Miss Cooper
and Mrs. Barry. The proceeds amounted to £15 5s. 8d., which Miss Mary Corfield
paid over to the Church of England Society for Waifs and Strays, for which society
she id hon. secretary for the Deanery of Sonning.

DEATH OF OLD RESIDENT
There passed away on Tuesday, at his residence, 22, Oxford Road, Wokingham, Mr.
W. Breach, an old resident, aged 85. Mr. Breach was the first bandmaster of the
Wokingham Town Band, formed from the choirmen of St. Paul’s, Wokingham, in the
early ‘seventies’. Some forty years ago, Breach’s String Band, of which Mr. Breach
was founder and conductor, was a musical combination whose concerts were greatly
appreciated. Mr. Breach was one of the earliest members of the Wokingham
Volunteer Corps. He leaves a family of three sons and three daughters, who are all
well-known and respected in the district, as was their father.

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Sat 7 May
CONVENT SCHOOL CONCERT
An excellently rendered programme was given by pupils of the Convent School,
Easthampstead Road, in the Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, in aid of funds of La
Touraine, the home for delicate children attached to the convent. The singing of the
pupils was remarkably good, as heard in “The Music Makers,” “Shining Stars,” a
three-part song, “les Petit bébés,” the last named a very attractive item by small
children in costume. “Queen Margaret and the Outlaws,” as a dramatised recitation,
received excellent treatment, Master Raki Robieson, a New Zealander, being
especially good as the King. The French play, “Madame Choufleurette,” given in
French by English pupils, who proved apt both in the language and deportment,
caused much amusement, Betty Raeside, as hostess, gave a capital presentation, while
while Maria Stevens, Anna Mitchell and others, as guests, cleverly sustained their
parts. Mr. Readcliffe remarked upon the excellent tone that pervaded the school

MR. F. WHITE IN MOTOR ACCIDENT.
Mr. Frank White, the well-known cattle dealer and slaughterer, of Seaford Road,
Wokingham, met with a singular motor accident in the small hours of Wednesday
morning. He was driving his motor lorry with a load of meat en route for London, and
when near the Wheatsheaf Hotel, Virginia Water, a lorry and trailer, the property of

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