"The power of Great Britain and her Allies was increasing daily in strength, whereas the power of her enemies was distinctly on the wane. The existing situation had been brought about without the vest resources of the Empire having yet been called in to play."—Daily Mail.
Are we to understand, that, so far, we have only called out the socks and body-belts?
"There is but one survival among the historic shows of the [Crystal] Palace—a portion of the Zoo. The monkeys are asking one another 'What next?'
A meeting of the directors of the Crystal Palace Football Club is to be summoned to decide on a course of action."
The Evening News.
Without wishing to be needlessly offensive to either of these bodies, we venture to suggest that they should combine their deliberations.
"If ... England and France keep the police of the sea with the utmost vigilance, so that no copper at all can reach Germany and Austria, the fate of both Empires seems certain."—Times.
The land police must be guarded even more vigorously if "no copper at all" is to slip over.