A North of England man, obviously wishing to appear unusual, still persists in the stupid story that he did not hear the Messines explosion.
We can think of no finer example of the humility of true greatness than King Constantine's decision to abdicate.
There were forty thousand fewer paupers in 1916 than in 1915, according to figures recently published. The difference is accounted for by the number of revue-writers who have resumed their agricultural occupations.
In a small town in Australia, says a news item, over two tons of mice were killed in two days. For some unknown reason, which perhaps the Censor can explain, the name of the cat is withheld.
"Eliminate the middleman," demands a contemporary. It might prove a simpler affair, after all, than the present system of suppressing the inner man.