10. A Subaltern got leave on compassionate grounds. He wanted to be
married.

11. A Corps Commander was punctual at an inspection. And

12. It did not rain on the day of the offensive.

Truly an extraordinary day. Shall we ever live to see it, I wonder?

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MORE SEX PROBLEMS

"For Sale.--Dark red Shorthorn Bulls, from two years downwards,
bred to milk for thirty years."--_Farmer's Weekly_.

"For Sale by Auction, one Mare Colt."--_Kent and Sussex Courier_.

"Then again the cockerel is a summer layer."--_Irish Farming
World_.

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"Sir Godfrey Baring, the sitting Liberal member, is not standing
again."--_Evening Paper_.

If he's not going to sit or stand, he'll have to take it lying down.

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