"2.45 a.m.—When Grossmith lit a cigarette someone said, 'This is all right. We bring a civilian here, and he lights up within hailing distance of the Germans.'
2.46 p.m.—Grossmith put out his cigarette."—Daily Mirror.
Now that tobacco is going up again it would be a boon to smokers if Mr. Grossmith would tell us how he keeps a cigarette going for twelve hours.
"The fire which broke out at Bergen on Saturday was mastered by three o'clock on Sunday morning. About 400 buildings, mostly very valuable property, were destroyed. The value of the houses which were burnt down is about £1,111,111, and the total damage is estimated at £5,555,555."—Edinburgh Evening News.
The exactitude of these figures would convince even an insurance company.
