sentenced to three years' imprisonment, has explained that he was just
pretending to be a German prisoner.

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An awkward situation has arisen through Mr. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW and
Mr. GEORGE MOORE having solved the Irish problem in the same week, as
one or the other of them is certain to claim the credit of having his
solution rejected.

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"Blasting" for tin is being carried on in an experimental station in
Cornwall. Similar operations are said to be used in searching for
sugar.

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[Illustration: "WE'LL NO GANG IN THERE, JOCK."

"FOR WHY, DONAL'?"

"MAN, IT'S GOT AN AWFU' GERRMAN-LIKE NAME, YON."]

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A DAUGHTER OF LILITH.

"Gentlewoman, with tame snake, wants quiet home, suburban family,
small garden; no others; no animals."--_Melbourne Argus_.