"Approval has been given for frocks to be issued to N.C. Officers and
men (Royal Marines) during the current year, for walking out purposes
only."
It is believed that His Majesty's Jollies have received the order without
enthusiasm, on the ground that no mention is made of anything being inside
the frocks.
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[Illustration: THE ICONOCLAST.
SIR ALFRED MOND. "I'M SORRY TO HAVE TO DISTURB YOUR MAJESTY, BUT, OWING TO
THE SHORTAGE OF SITES--"