THE HOUSING SHORTAGE.
[It is suggested that those who occupy houses containing more accommodation than they need should be compelled to allow their superfluous rooms to be occupied by less fortunate people.]
Visitor. "It's all right, Sir. I've called to see Miss Spriggins—third floor back. I'm 'er feeoncy. You don't 'appen to know if she's at 'ome?"
"A 'Cæsar' Commentary.
'The Trial Scene' from 'Julius Cæsar,' as given at the Coliseum this week, struck me as somewhat dull, or should we say out of place? Detached from the body of the play, the scene must have perplexed some of the audience unfamiliar with the written word."
"The Rambler" in "The Daily Mirror."
Possibly he would have preferred the "Tent Scene" from The Merchant of Venice.
"Wild Animals.—I have been told that when men are attacked and eaten by wild animals there is no sensation of pain. Can anyone who has had experience confirm this?"—Weekly Paper.
Referred to Sir A. Conan Doyle.