"Ships that pass in the Night."
"A large number of our kinsmen from over the seas were unmarried, and he would like to see for every shipload of them that came over a shipload of women from this country sent out to be mated to them."—Daily Paper.
It looks as if it might be stalemate.
ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT.
Monday, February 21st.—Although de minimis non curat lex, our law-makers delight in very small jokes. When Mr. Cecil Beck, as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, delivered His Majesty's reply to the Address the House of Commons was chiefly interested in watching how he would accomplish the feat of walking backwards from the Table to the Bar. More than once in past history the task has proved too much for the man who essayed it, and the orderly retreat has degenerated into a shambling rout. But there was no such hitch to-day. Progressive politician though he is, Mr. Beck retraced his steps with graceful ease, and fully deserved the applause that rewarded his effort.
FINANCIAL OPTIMISM.
Mr. Micawber Asquith.