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The Duke of BUCCLEUCH has given permission to his tenants to trap
rabbits on the ducal estates. It is hoped that a taste of real sport
will cause many of the local residents, though above military age, to
volunteer for similar work on the West Front.
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The prisons in Berlin are said to be full of women who have offended
against the Food Laws, and in consequence of this many deserving
criminals are homeless.
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A party of American literary and scientific gentlemen have obtained
permission to visit Egypt on a mission of research. In view of the
American craze for souvenir-hunting it is anticipated that a special
guard will be mounted over the Pyramids.
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"'I am being overwhelmed with letters offering services from
all and sundry,' Mr. Chamberlain said yesterday.
'As I haven't even appointed a private secretary at present,'
he added, 'it is obviously impossible for me even to open
them.'"--_Daily Sketch_.
We suppose the Censor must have told him what they were about.
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