On the advice of the magistrate the family
have decided to discontinue their subscription to the half-penny
press.
***
"I should like to give you a good licking, but the law won't allow
me," said Mr. Bankes, K.C., the new magistrate for West London,
in fining a lad for cruelty to a horse. The discovery that even
magistrates have to forgo their simple pleasures in these times made
a profound impression upon the boy.
***
Herr Erzberger has expressed a desire for "half an hour with Mr.
Lloyd George" to settle the War. In view of the heavy demands upon
the Premier's time it is suggested in Parliamentary circles that Major
Archer-Shee should consent to act as his substitute.
***
The idea of giving raid warnings by the discharge of a couple of
Generals has been unfavourably received by the Defence authorities.
***
A German shell which passed through a Church Army Hut was found to
have been stamped with the initials "C.A." in its passage through the
building.
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