_Evening Standard._
The gallant General is not the only one who is worn out with this
hopeless task.
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"Sir John Cadman, head of the British Oil Department,
has left Birmingham for San Remo."--_Evening Paper._
Was this the last hope of restoring calm to the "troubled waters"?
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"He has represented Lowestoft at St. Stephen's--one of
the most important fishing centres in the country--for
many years past."
_Daily Paper._
The House of Commons seems to have been confused with Izaak Walton
Heath.
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"LADIES' GOLF AT RANELAGH.
Miss ---- played badly and tore up her card as well as
many other ladies of note."
_Provincial Paper._
But it is hoped that this method of thinning out the competitors will
not be generally resorted to.
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"MURAL TEACHING.
Speaking at Manchester last night Lord Haldane advocated
a great and new national reform by enabling the
Universities to train the best teachers of their own
level to go out and do extra Mural teaching on a huge
scale."
_Provincial Paper._
We gather that in our contemporary's opinion it is high time that our
Universities recognised "the writing on the wall."
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