The
action or inaction of the Lord Chamberlain is inexplicable,
except on the assumption that Queen Pickford's engagement to attend the
Spa Conference would have rendered it impossible for her to accept the
invitation to Edinburgh. None the less the invitation should have been
sent. Besides, the resources of aviation might have surmounted the
difficulty. In any case this deplorable oversight has knocked one more
nail in the coffin of the Prime Minister.
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"At the fifth each played a magnificent tea shot. Hodgson again
used his favourite spoon."--_Provincial Paper_.
Obviously the right club for the purpose.
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"'The Tongue Can no Man Tame.'
_St. Peter._"
_Heading in Daily Paper_.
A clear case of robbing James to pay Peter.
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ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT.
_Monday, July 12th._--Viscount Curzon's complaint about "crawling"
taxi-cabs was ostensibly based upon the obstruction thus caused to more
rapidly moving traffic.
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