Sir Robert Horne. "I WANT TO KEEP THE BALANCE. NOW THEN, BOTH TOGETHER."
The Miner. "NO. YOU BEGIN—AND THEN PERHAPS I’LL THINK ABOUT IT."
P. C. Greenwood. "Arrah! Get out wid yez and let the lady pass."
ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT.
Tuesday, October 19th.—A start was made with half a hundred Questions, and, considering that most of them had been in cold storage since before the Recess, it was surprising how fresh they remained. Persia and Mesopotamia—not to mention Ireland—are still unsettled; the Turkish Treaty is not yet ratified; the cost of living continues to rise, and the ratio of unemployment has alarmingly advanced, especially in the case of ex-service men.