Mr. George Washington Turpin, Islington, writes:—
"I wonder if Mr. G. R. Sims remembers a curious horsey character known as John Gilpin, who rode in state one day from his home in the City to the Bell at Edmonton. I shall never forget the crowd that assembled to see him pass through Islington. It's quite a while ago and my memory is not so clear as it might be, but being a bit of a road-hog he missed the Bell and went on to York or somewhere."
DUAL CONTROL.
"A KIND OF A GIDDY HARUMFRODITE—SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO."
Rudyard Kipling.
"Sir Percy Scott has not quite left the Admiralty and has not quite joined the War Office."—Mr. Ellis Griffith, in the House. Since this remark Lord Kitchener, has announced that the Admiral is to act as expert adviser to Field-Marshal Lord French, who is taking over the responsibility for home defence against aircraft.