"The whole of this preliminary business is nauseating, and in _real_
sporting circles it is taboo as a topic of conversation. No wonder _The
Times_ devoted a leading article to the matter the other day."--_Daily
Mail._
How these NORTHCLIFFE journals love one another!
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[Illustration: _P.C._ (_referring to notes_). "I TOLD 'ER SHE WOULD BE
REPORTED, YOUR WORSHIP, TO WHICH SHE REPLIED, 'GO AHEAD, MY CHEERY LITTLE
SUNBEAM!'"]
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