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"CABINET LEEKAGE."--Daily Paper.
Now why, we wonder, do they spell it that way?
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Alleged Cannibalism in the German Navy.
"The prisoners got the same food as the submarine crew. Here is
the bill of fare: Breakfast consisted of coffee, black bread,
submarine commander and he pilot."
_Provincial Paper._
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"Jimmy Wilde, the fly-weight champion, took part in two contests
at Woolwich on Saturday, winning them both with great ease.
Darkey Saunders, Camberwell, was beaten in three
months."--_Burton Daily Mail._
The reporter also seems to have been knocked out of time.
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"If the area of the garden cannot be increased, the quantity and
quality of the crops should be improved by the extra hour of
daylight."--_The Times._
For this discovery our contemporary is hereby recommended for the famous
Chinese Order of the Excellent Crop.
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"A letter sent on Friday saying, 'We are starting a central mess
for 1,200 men on Monday,' and asking: 'Can you send cooks?'
brings as a reply 24 trained women cooks, who roll up their
sleeves and cook breakfast for the number stated inside 12
hours!"
_The Times._
What was breakfast to some must have been supper to others.
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