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An attack upon the Petroleum Royalties was led by Mr. ADAMSON, the
new Chairman of the Labour Party, who was cordially congratulated by
the COLONIAL SECRETARY on his appointment. Mr. LONG might have been a
shade less enthusiastic if he had foreseen the sequel. His assurance
that there was "nothing behind the Bill" was only too true. There was
not even a majority behind it; for the hostile amendment was carried
by 44 votes to 35, and the LLOYD GEORGE Administration sustained its
first defeat. "Nasty slippery stuff, oil," muttered the Government
Whip.
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[Illustration: THE UNSEEN HAND.
_Bill_. "A FELLER IN THIS HERE PAPER SAYS AS WE AIN'T FIGHTING THE
GERMAN PEOPLE."
_Gus_. "INDEED! DOES THE BLINKIN' IDIOT SAY WHO WE'VE BEEN UP AGAINST
ALL THIS TIME?"]
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"Wanted, at once, three Slack Carters; constant
employment."--_Lancaster Observer_.
We fear that intending applicants may be put off by the conditions.
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"WHERE MY CARAVAN HAS RESTED--in A flat."--_Advt. in Provincial
Paper_.
And, in the recent weather, a very good place for it.
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WAR-TIME TAGS FROM "JULIUS CAESAR."
A "TAKE COVER" CONSTABLE TO A "SPECIAL.
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