Rice as a missile now is too expensive.

Anything doing—what?


"According to a Paris report, an Anglo-British force of 50,000 are on their way to occupy Constantinople."—Daily Paper.

It is, no doubt, the peculiar composition of this force that has aroused the apprehensions of French chauvinists.


"Denikin's troops are fleeing partly in steamers, partly along the coast, leaving a large booby." "Planters and Commercial Gazette" (Mauritius).

"A Bolshevist wireless says the Reds captured Tagonrog, Denikin's former headquarters, taking a huge booby."—Same Paper.

The booby prize has apparently been awarded to the Reds, but we feel that our contemporary might have put in a claim.