It is rumoured that a gentleman whopurchased a miniature two-seater car atthe Motor Show last week arrived homeone night to find the cat playing withit on the mat.
It appears that nothing definite hasyet been decided as to whether TheDaily Mail will publish a Continentaledition of the Sandringham Hat.
The matter having passed out of thehands of D.O.R.A., the WestminsterCity Council recommend the abolitionof the practice of whistling for cabs atnight. Nothing is said about the customof making a noise like a five-shillingtip.
We shall not be surprisedif Mr. AustenChamberlain becomesthe Viceroy of India,says a gossip-writer.We warn our contemporaryagainst beingelated, for it is almostcertain that anotherChancellor of the Exchequerwould be appointedin his place.
During the LordMayor's Show last weekwe understand that theLord Mayor's coachmanwas accompaniedby the Lord Mayor.
The licensee of a WestHam public-house hasjust purchased a parrotwhich is trained to imitatethe bagpipes. The bird's life willof course be insured.
Ireland will have to be careful orshe will be made safe for democracy,like the other countries.
Upon hearing that Mr. WilliamBrace had accepted a Governmentappointment several members of theLabour Party said that this only confirmedtheir contention that his moustachewould get him into troubleone day.
Mrs. Stackpool O'Dell warns girlsagainst marrying a man whose head isflat at the back. The best course isto get one with a round head; aftermarriage it can be flattened to taste.
A man who persistently refused togive any information about himself wasremanded at the Guildhall last week.He is thought to be a British taxpayergoing about incognito.
The cackle of a hen when she lays anegg, says a scientist, is akin to laughter.And with some of the eggs we havemet we can easily guess what the henwas laughing at.
The National Collection of Microbesat the Lister Institute now containseight hundred different specimens. Visitorsare requested not to tease thegerms or go too near their cages.
A large spot on the sun has been seenby the meteorological experts at GreenwichObservatory. We understand thatit will be allowed to remain.
Mr. Raymond Forsdik, of Chicago,states that twelve times more murdersare committed in Chicago than inLondon. But, under Prohibition, Satanis bound to find mischief for idlehands.
Canon F. J. Meyrick, of Norwich, isreported to have caught a pike weighingtwenty-five pounds. In view ofthe angler's profession we suppose wemust believe this one.
A curate of Bedford Park has hadhis bicycle stolen from the church, andas there were a number of people inthe congregation it is difficult to knowwhom to blame.
"Shall Onkie Live?" asks a DailyMail headline. We don't know whohe is, but he certainly has our permission.We cannot, however, answer forMr. Bob Williams.
With reference to the complaint thata City man made about his telephone,we are