From an engineer's letter:--

"We are exhibiting ----'s Patent Nibbling Machine at the Laundry Trades

Exhibition."

We have often wondered how our collars get those crinkled edges.

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"The club before declaring at 5 wickets had put up a formidable score

of 341, Major Ireland making 434 and Capt. Green 127.

Capt. M.A. Green, stpd. Mistri b. Evan ... 27

Maj. K.A. Ireland, c. & b. Bignall ...... 134

Newnham, b. Evans ......................... 4

Lieut. Foley, b. Evans .................... 4

Maj. Englefield, b. Powers ............... 22

Lieut. Cambon not out .................... 15

Extras ................................... 35

Total for 5 wickets misdeclared ......... 341

_Egyptian Gazette._

We thought from the start that something was wrong.

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[Illustration: _The Rector._ "VERY NICE, MRS. BROWN. VERY CREDITABLE

INDEED. BUT PERSONALLY I CONSIDER THE MARROW A MUCH OVERRATED VEGETABLE,

APART, OF COURSE, FROM ITS DECORATIVE VALUE AT HARVEST FESTIVALS."]

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