Another Glimpse of the Obvious.
From the "Standing Orders" of a Military Hospital:—
"Officers confined to their beds will have their meals in their rooms."
"A gale of great fury raged at Sheffield early on Tuesday morning. Much damage was done in the city and outlying districts, a number of beings being unroofed."—Yorkshire Paper.
Several others have been noticed to have a tile loose.
"The welcome, amounting to an oration, which heralded the Prime Minister, was the most remarkable feature of a very remarkable occasion."—Daily Dispatch.
Is this quite kind to the subsequent speakers?
"By his colleagues at Bar he has been regarded as a sound lawyer, well worthy of the high position which he had filled for little over two hundred years."—Englishman (Calcutta).
Lord HALSBURY must look to his laurels.
"Mr. Clement Wragge has prepared a special weather forecast for the year 9117. His opinion is that the year will prove distinctly good."—New Zealand Times.
We infer that, in Mr. WRAGGE's opinion, the War will be over by then.