No wonder then that he was found wanting and forced to resign.
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A Scot among the Cynics.
"The railway fares are being raised, we are told, to stop pleasure
travelling, but it can hardly be imagined that a munition worker going
home to spend his week-end with his family is bent on pleasure."--
_Glasgow Evening News_.
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"Beautiful set of civic cat; very large stole and muff; accept
L12."--_The Lady_.
As DICK WHITTINGTON'S mascot is the only civic cat known to history we
think the relic should be secured for the Guildhall Museum.
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"Simply as a citizen and as a non-party man, I want to say that Mr.
Asquith has my affection and respect--and that is the highest guerdon
that any statesman can have."--_Extract from Letter in Yorkshire
Paper_.
We know now why Mr. ASQUITH refused a peerage. He did not want to vex his
modest admirer.
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"At Caxton Hall the conference was resumed of municipal authorities
interested in the conversation of old fruit, sardine and salmon
tins."--_Birmingham Daily Mail_.
We ourselves always listen with pleasure to their talk. It has at once a
fruity and a fishy flavour.
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[Illustration: _Gentleman_ (_In favour of national work for everyone_).
"AND WHY SHOULDN'T PEOPLE BE DOING TO-DAY WHAT THEY NEVER DREAMED OF DOING
BEFORE THE WAR?"
_New Assistant_ (_his first operation_).
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