The Press reports the case of a young lady who received slight injuries from a slab of ceiling which fell on her head whilst she was asleep in bed, but was saved from further damage by the thickness of her hair. This should act as a warning to those ladies who adopt the silly habit of removing their tresses on retiring for the night.
To Sign or not to Sign?
As Count BROCKDORFF-RANTZAU puts it, quoting from his German translation of Hamlet: "Sein oder nicht sein, dass ist hier die Frage."
"The recommendations of the Jerram Committee came before a conference between a representative body of lower deck ratings and members of Parliament who sit for naval constituencies. The veterinary chief petty officer presided."—Sunday Paper.
The rank is new to us; but he must be just the man to look after the interests of our sea-dogs.