Mr. Redmond is said to havevigorously opposed the suggestion thatBritish troops should be sent toDurazzo on the ground that the presentis not a time when our homedefences should be weakened.
The presence of some ladies on theHolyhead links disturbed Mr. LloydGeorge to such an extent, one day lastweek, that he foozled a shot, and it isreported that the Government is at lastcontemplating serious steps against theSuffragettes.
"Lord Strathcona's Seatfor Sale."
Daily Mail.
We would respectfully drawMr. Masterman's attentionto the above.
Europe's G.O.M., the EmperorFrancis Joseph, is nowso well that his doctor'svisits have been discontinued,but the statement that hewent for a long ride lastweek on a motor-bicycle is declaredto be an exaggeration.
According to The Expressthere was some little unpleasantnessin Paris lastweek owing to the Chairmanof the London County Councilclaiming precedence overthe Lord Mayor. It isthought that this could neverhave happened had the LordMayor taken his coachmanwith him.
Corsica is now claimingthat Columbus was bornthere, and not in Genoa, andthere is much evidence toprove that the claim is well-founded.Still, it seems a little bit greedy ofCorsica, which already has some reputationas the birth-place of anotherdistinguished man. It is possible, however,that Genoa may give way ifsomebody will reimburse her for thevery heavy expense of her statue ofColumbus.
Owing to a strike the demand forpatent-leather boots for Ascot cannotbe met, and many visitors to this racemeeting will have to spend the day incomfort.
The announcement that the MappinTerraces at the Zoo have now beenopened has, we hear, caused considerablediscontent among the animals inthe old-fashioned dens and cages. Theyconsider that these too ought to beopened.
By the way these new quarters areproving so popular among the animalsthat there is some talk of advertisingthem extensively in Central Africaand other haunts of big game with aview to attracting new tenants to theRegent's Park Garden City.
Regulations for the killing of flieshave been issued to the troops atAldershot. Curiously enough, artilleryis not to be employed. One would havesupposed that this sport might haveafforded invaluable training for bringingdown hostile aeroplanes.
From a statement just issued welearn that Mr. A. Lock, of Edenbridge,has slaughtered more than 18,000queen wasps, and that for eighteensuccessive years he has secured premierhonours for wasp-killing at a localhorticultural show. Orders, we learnfrom an exceptionally well-informedinsect, have now been issued to theW. (Wasps) S.P.U. to sting Mr. Lockon sight.
"A census," we read, "is to be takenof all the birds of the United States bythe American Board of Agriculture,"but we are not told what particularswill be asked for. Probably merelyname and address, not religion.
"Pygmalion for Threepence" attracteda large number of the workingclasses