"C.Q.M.S.E.A. ----, brother of Mr. W.M. ----, Falmouth, spent
his third birthday in the trenches on the 8th inst."--_Royal
Cornwall Gazette_.
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"One or two of the Councillors are on war service, and their
places will be kept warm for them.... Councillors ---- and
J.R. ---- have not once been able to sit since they donned
khaki."--_Southern Times_.
We infer that the Councillors in question are training for the
cavalry.
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"The British fleet bombarded Skarvika and Semuntoltos, south
of Orfano. Marshall's 7, Martyn's 2. Wakefield (3), Stone
(2), Cripps, and Turbyfield scored for the
winners."--_Gloucestershire Echo_.
We like this idea of recording the names of the successful marksmen at
once, without waiting for the formal despatches.
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