Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29

way into a recruiting office and pro- ducins some ealing up" papers ask The clerk, happily noticing that her promptly explained, .Awfuily sorry. But we thought you must be a man as we were told that no lady is ever more than 35.'
 Scotland Yard would appear to be governed in these days by a mythical lady who always manages to keep in the background. Several inquirers have been informed of late that Dora" makes it impossible for their requests to he granted. Dora is aways in evidence. She won't let you do this and objects to that, but always quite politely. Who is Dora: who is she, that bold. bad men condemn her? The secret leaked out recently. She is nothing more dreadful than the official name for the Defence of the Realm Act.
 The war has revived the lost art of letter writing, and the following example may interest you. It was from one of our stretcher- bearers, who will not be offended by being quoted, I hope; Dear Jack. I have nothing to do vii: send you line But I have nothing to say. so will now close-Yours, Bob.'-London Exani ner.
 Popularity is the forerunner of a nickname in the Army. Soldiers still think of Lord Roberts as "Bobs,' and Kitchener was always K or TX. of K" on more impressive occasions. Sir Douglas Haig is affectionately called ID. H." while Sir William Rob- ertson. the Chief of Staff. is never call ed sanythine but '"wu-ne" General Sir Robert Whigham's name is Wig wam," General Allenby is known as The Bull.' and no one ever thinks of General Rawlinson except as Raw lie"
 The founding of a new sAnglo-Rus sian club in London to cement 6e friendship between the two countries is a reminder that the oldest club in Petrograd was of English origin. This is the Angliskie Klub. founded in 1759 by Francis Gardner, an English mer- chant and shipowner, as a meeting place for his fellow countrymen in Russia, though Russians were not ex- bership has long been exclusively Russian. and on the club rolls figure some of the greatest names in modern history.
 The price of beer, now topic of fierce controversy, has given trouble for centuries. leading feature of Jack Cades revolutionary progra mme, according to Shakespeare was the lowering the cost of ale by increas- ing the number of hoops" on the pot. Threepence per quart was the price fixed for best beer by an Act passed in the reign of William III.: but when the malt tax was increased in 1T61 the pub jeans at the bidding of their brewers. proceeded to charge 3 1-z d. quart. This being Illegal, several pub licans in Westminster were summoned and heavily fined. As a result, the price was quickly lowered, but not be- fore their customers had proved their indignation at the extortion Of "the trade" by wrecking the public-houses. Douai. in whose direction all eyes on Vimy Ridge are now turned. Is one Of the few towns that take celebrity from printing office. About 3Ao years ago there was printed in this ancient war-scarred town an edition of the Bible upon which Roman Ca th- oltcs could rely. Hence the fami,ia i.y of it's name in England. But there are other claims to fame. Among the many sieges and battles undergone in the change of mastery-En glish. F1em- iah, Spanish-the bafflement of Louis II. in I47s. is most vividiy remem beFtd by the citizens.-London Chron- icle