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"Where Stands Germany To-day?" asks a headline. She doesn't. Atleast Count BROCKDORFF-RANTZAU kept his seat while addressing thePeace Conference. This discourtesy however need not be taken tooseriously. It is pointed out that by the time Germany has compliedwith the Peace terms she may not be able to sit down.
The Soviet Government has adopted a new calendar, in which theyear will commence on October 25th. We ourselves have always,associated the first day of January with some of the most repugnantfeatures of capitalism.
A resident of Balham who was last week bitten by a member of aJazz band is now wondering whether he ought to submit to thePASTEUR treatment or just allow the thing to run its owncourse.
Several of our migratory birds have not yet returned to theseshores. It is supposed that the spirit of competition has beenaroused in them by the repeated rumours of a Trans-Atlantic flightand that they have started to race on foot across Europe.
"Where is all the Cheese?" asks an Evening News'headline. A correspondent has suggested that it might benesting-time.
Wallasey's Corporation has decided to exclude boys under sixteenfrom the municipal golf course. No child, the Mayor explains,should be allowed to witness its father's shame.
"Steps should be taken to make the clergy presentable andattractive," says the Vicar of St. Jude's, Hampstead. A little babyribbon insertion, it is suggested, would give a certain dash to thecarpet slippers without impairing their essential dignity.
The Ebbw Vale cat that is suspected of having rabies is stillunder observation. The belief is gaining ground, however, that shewas merely trying to purr in Welsh.
North of England gas managers have passed a resolution urgingthe appointment of a Director-General of Light, Heat and Power. Butsurely the functions of such an office are already performed by Mr.SPEAKER.
Swallows, says a contemporary, have been seen flying over theSerpentine. Most of the snap was taken out of the performance bythe fact that none of them delivered The Daily Mail.
A fine specimen of the rare white female dolphin, a veryinfrequent visitor to our shores, has been killed off Yarmouth.We'll learn white female dolphins to visit us!
The National Historical Society have cabled to Mr. WILSON thatthey are supporting Italy's claim to Fiume. It is only fair topoint out that Mr. Smith of Norwood has not yet reached a decisionon the point.
A Sinn Fein M.P. has been recaptured at Finglas, co. Dublin. Itwould be interesting to know why.
The Board of Agriculture are of the opinion that rabies might bespread by rats. In view of this there is some talk of calling uponhouseholders to muzzle their rats.
According to a Sunday paper a husband recently stated that aformer lodger ran away with his wife. She was a German, and nobodycan understand why they ran.
An anarchist arrested in Holland with a bomb in his possessionexplained that it was for the ex-Kaiser. We have since beeninformed that the retired monarch denies that he ever placed suchan order with the gentleman.
A well-known golf club has recently engaged a totally deafcaddy. The idea is to induce more clergymen to join the club.
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