Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Aug 15, 1917 by Various
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Various >> Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Aug 15, 1917
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[Illustration: _Allotment Tripper._ "THIS HERE NORTH SEA DON'T HALF WANT
WEEDING."]
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If you wish to complete your knowledge of the working of our new armies
and learn something of the business of the A.S.C. you can do so without
being bored in _L. of C._ (CONSTABLE), by Captain JAMES AGATE. The
author is one of that bright band of Mancunians which _The Manchester
Guardian_ has attached to its august fringes. He writes of the business
in hand, the vagaries of stores and indents and mere men and brass hats,
on this and the other side of the Channel, all with a very light and
engaging pen, and then spreads himself on any old far-off thing that
interests him, such as the theatre, perhaps a little self-consciously
and with a pleasant air of swagger most forgivable and, indeed,
enjoyable. His chief preoccupation is with art and letters, it is clear;
but, turning from them to the handling of urgent things and difficult
men, he faces the business manfully. Of the men in particular he has
illuminating things to say, redounding to their credit and, by
implication, to his. To those who appreciate form in penwork this book
may be safely recommended.
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The Welcome.
"Mr. F.H. ----, the newly co-opted member of the Hampstead Board
of Guardians, attended his first meeting of the Board on
Thursday, and lost his umbrella."--_Hampstead and Highgate
Express._
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"BEET COMMISSION CONCLUDES BUSINESS.
Petrograd, July 9.--Except for a few final conferences with the
members of the Russian Government, the work here of the Root
Commission virtually has been concluded."
_The Daily Gleaner (Jamaica)._
How headlines jump to conclusions! The Hon. ELIHU ROOT is, we feel
confident, anything but beet.
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From a Parish Magazine:--
"BOY SCOUTS.--The troop held their annual sports on Saturday....
The burden of arrangements for all fell upon the Scoutmaster
(Rev. ----), and showed how great is the need for him to have
some capable assistants."
Still, was it quite tactful to say so?