He is firm on the subject of an indemnity and the execution
of Mr. Bottomley. Otherwise he is moderation itself. But the Allies must
act at once. To-morrow will be too late.
ALGOL.
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[Illustration: _Pupil_. "WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS, AM I A BASS OR A
BARITONE?"
_Teacher_. "NO--YOU'RE NOT."]
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INTELLIGENT ANTICIPATION.
"If births can be arranged would not mind taking charge of children
in lieu of passage."
_Advt. in "Statesman." (Calcutta)._
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"It is unsafe even to curry favour with the French just to spite
your own Prim Minister."
_Sunday Paper_.
Mr. LLOYD GEORGE has been called a lot of things in his time, but--prim!
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From a concert programme:--
"Recitatif et Grand air D'oedipe a Cologne."
It was after the long march to the Rhine, no doubt, that the hero
acquired the nickname of "Swellfoot."
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THE DREAM TELEPHONE.
I go to bed at half-past six
And Nurse says, "No more funny tricks;"
She takes the light and goes away
And all alone up there I stay.
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