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A POSER FROM THE BENCH.

From the report of a collision case:--

"Mr. Justice ----: 'Which car hit the other first?' 'I cannot
say.'"--_Freeman's Journal_.

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"OUR SWEEP IN THE HOLY LAND."--_Daily News_.

_Ours_ is in Mesopotamia.

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[Illustration: HOW IT STRIKES A SOLDIER.

THE KAISER. "WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS LLOYD GEORGE AFFAIR?"

MARSHAL VON HINDENBURG. "I'VE NO TIME TO READ POLITICAL SPEECHES,
SIRE. THIS FELLOW HAIG KEEPS ME TOO BUSY."]

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ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT.