In spite of this sensational transformation of a jump into a slump
we are glad to see that typographically at any rate the markets had
recovered a little from their early derangement.

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"Supposing a man has porridge and bacon for breakfast and a cut
from the point or a shop or steak for luncheon he may find that he
has consumed his meat allowance for the day."

_Daily Mail_ (_Manchester Edition_).

Is not the food problem sufficiently difficult already without these
additional complications? The man who wants a whole shop for his
luncheon will get no sympathy from us.

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From a list of Canon MASTERMAN'S lectures on "The War and the Smaller
Nations of Europe":--

"April 2nd (possibly), 'The Reconstruction of Europe.'"--_Western
Morning News._

We commend the lecturer's caution, but hope it will prove to have been
superfluous.

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