In Eight a million Starlings flew,
In Nine a Cuckoo said, "Cuckoo!"
"On Sale, 2,300 Oak barrels; edible: offers wanted."—Manchester Evening News.
Are these the first-fruits of the new Food Control?
From battalion orders:—
"Men transferred from Command Depôt will be fed up to the day of departure."
Even commanding officers occasionally have a glimpse of the obvious.