P.M. at Philadelphia with GOMPERS, ROCKEFELLER, Mrs. ATHERTON and BILLY
SUNDAY.

_June 20th._--Dictated article on the New Diplomacy for _The New York
Journal_. In the afternoon co-ordinated the tenets of Shin-Toism, Christian
Science and Mormonism. A heavy day.

_June 21st._--Much annoyed by report of CURZON'S extraordinary speech in
the House of Lords. Called at the White House and the British Embassy to
put matters right, and sent wireless to CURZON: "Nothing 'succeeds' like
success."

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"'Another medical certificate, Sir; you can't read them,' remarked a
solicitor to the chairman at the Devon Appeal Tribunal (Exeter Panel),
as he sought to decipher the hand- [Inverted: writing on one of those
documents. Previously in the day a certificate had been handed to
Lieutenant Stirling with the remark, 'You won't be able to read it.'
The] resourceful military representative, however, thought he might
succeed, and made the attempt."--_Exeter Express and Echo._

Standing on his head, we suppose.

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Extract from a report of a sermon by Father BERNARD VAUGHAN:--

"They might as well go on to one of the main lines and attempt to stop
one of the engines gorging from Euston to Edinburgh."--_Express and