matter 3 6

" 23. Attending Portman Square Official
when application was on way to
War Office and they said you would
be demobilised shortly 13 4

" 31. Attending Mr. Lute, showing
me correspondence and requesting
me to see Demobilisation Department,
Broad Street.

1919
Jan. 2. Attending Broad Street when they
had removed to Hotel Windsor and
obtaining two forms to fill up to
extend your leave while your case
went through if necessary and they
knew nothing about your case 13 4

Attending at your office getting
Secretary to sign form. 10 0

" 4. Attending Windsor Hotel when
department disbanded and had
gone to Lancaster Gate 13 4

Attending you reporting on
telephone 3 4

" 6. Fare and expenses 15 0
--------
Total L14 5 0

* * * * *

THE DRINK OF THE GODS.

A PROHIBITIONIST'S CANTICLE.

Let meaner souls make merry
O'er cups of ruby wine,
With claret, port or sherry
Their tunes incarnadine;
Let little boys emphatic
Become o'er ginger b.
Myself I grow ecstatic
About a drink called "Tea."

Tea elevates one's pecker,
Rejuvenates the mind,
Enriches the exchequer,
Yet never makes men "blind";
When footsore and effete I'm
From every ache set free,
And not alone at tea-time
I thank the Lord for "Tea."

It tells of balmy breezes
That blow "o'er Ceylon's isle"
(While HEBER mostly pleases
His accent here is vile)--
Of some far-flung plantation
Where Hindus bend the knee;
And would my occupation
Were prefixed (ah!) by "Tea"!

'Tis told in classic fable
The nectar served to Zeus
At his Olympic table
Was just a vinous juice;
That such is purely fiction
I heartily agree,
Having the sound conviction
'Twas nothing less than "Tea."

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"PARIS, SATURDAY.

The Conference will be held in the imposing Salle de la Grande
Horloge. The 'hall