Candid Friend. "No, it certainly isn't. But who told you?"


Our Well-Informed Press.

"At Kensington Palace the ground frost registered 9 deg. Fahr., which represents 23 degrees below zero."

Evening Paper.


"Wells Hits Back at Churchill."

Sunday Paper.

Not the Bombardier, as you might think, but Bert Wells.


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