"'Strike while the iron is hot' mustbe the motto," says a business man.Mr. Smillie, on the other hand, saysthat it doesn't so much matter aboutthe iron being hot.
A curious story reaches us from theMidlands. It appears that it had beendecided to call out the workmen in acertain factory, but the strike-leaderhad unfortunately mislaid his notes andcould not remember their grievance.
Mr. C.B. Cochran has decidedto have nothing furtherto do with the promotion ofboxing-matches owing to theway in which contracts arecontinually being broken. Ithas since been reported thatseveral of our leading professionalboxers are endeavouringto arrange a farewell disappointment.
Mr. Evans, the Americangolf champion, has invented anew putter. We appreciateAmerica's effort, but all thesame we cannot forget herapathy toward the League ofNations.
Last week the largest numberof Alpinists ever assembledmet on the top of the Matterhorn.If this sort of thinggoes on it is quite likely thatthe summit will have to bestrengthened.
Colder weather is promisedand the close season for CouncillorClark should commenceabout October 1st.
"The ex-Kaiser," says TheWestern Morning News, "goesin daily fear of being kidnapped."This is said to be due to the presenceat Amerongen of an enterprising partyof American curio-hunters.
A headline in a weekly paper asks,"What will Charlie Chaplin Turn outthis Year?" "His feet," is the answer.
The language at Billingsgate, accordingto Sir E.E. Cooper, is muchbetter than it used to be. Fish portersinvariably say "Excuse me" beforethrowing a length of obsolete eel ata colleague.
In the event of a miners' strikearrangements have been made for thestaff of the Ministry of Transport to sleepat the office. It would be more wise,we think, if they remained wide awake.
A feature of the new motor charabancwill be the space for passengers' luggage.This is just what is wanted, asit so easily gets broken even if thecorks don't come out.
A message from Allahabad statesthat the appointment of Mr. WinstonChurchill as Viceroy of India wouldbe very popular. Unfortunately theyomit to say where it would be popular.
"Drink is Scotland's greatest sin,"said a Prohibitionist speaker at Glasgow.The gentleman does not seemto have heard of haggis.
Asked what he would have, a Scotsman,taking advantage of its high price,replied, "A small petrol, please."
The National Gallery with its threethousand pictures is practically priceless,we are informed. This probablyaccounts for the fact that the hall-porterinvariably takes visitors' umbrellas assecurity.
What is now wanted, says a contemporary,is a good spell of fine weather.We feel that no good can be done byrubbing it in like this. The Daily Mailis doing its best.
We understand, by the way, that TheDaily Mail has definitely decided notto offer a prize of a hundred pounds fora new world, but to leave the matterentirely in the hands of Mr. LloydGeorge.