The Question of the Day.
What are a rational nation's national rations?
"Outwardly, this has been a week devoted both at home and abroad to preparation for the campaign in the spring. Actually, a great deal of water has passed under the Thames."—Liverpool Paper.
Something seems to have gone wrong with the Thames tunnel.
From a report of Mr. BONAR LAW'S speech at Liverpool:—
"When the War was over there would be parties again. (A voice, 'I hope not.') Yes, there would be parties—no free country with free institutions was ever without them—but he did not think they would be quite the sane parties."—The Times.
But were they ever?
"A telegram from Budapest ... announces that the newspaper 'A Nap' has been suppressed by the Hungarian Government for publishing an article the contents of which were considered to be dangerous to the interests of the war campaign."—Westminster Gazette.
We are sorry to hear this. We used to take "A Nap" pretty regularly of an evening, and must now forgo this simple luxury.
Giles. "THAT BEANT NO MANNER O' USE TO THE LIKES O' WE, MEASTER."
Farmer. "WHAT'S WRONG WI' THE BEER? AIN'T THERE ENOUGH 'OPS FOR YOU?"
Giles. "'OPS? THE ONLY 'OP THAT'S EVER 'AD WERE OUT O' THE BLOOMIN' WELL!"