"Let him go," said Blenkin; and the Court adjourned for lunch.

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[Illustration: "SETTLED PEACE! I TELL YOU THERE'S NO SUCH THING.
I BURIED THE HATCHET WITH MY STEP-MOTHER AFTER TEN YEARS, AND NEXT
MORNING SHE WROTE, 'I'M GLAD YOU'VE SEEN THE ERROR OF YOUR WAYS.'"]

"At Newcastle, this afternoon, the airmen, had a great
reception. The Lord Mayor handed each a book of views of
Newcastle and a box of cigarettes."--_Pall Mall Gazette_.

Who says England is not a land for heroes to live in?

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THE EDITOR REGRETS.

A few weeks ago there appeared in _Punch_, under the title "A Germless
Eden," some verses sent in by an unknown contributor. The Editor is
now informed that the original version of these lines was the work
of Mr. ARTHUR GUITERMAN, of New York, who published them in 1915 with
Messrs. HARPER AND BROTHERS in _The Laughing Muse,_ a collection of
his humorous verse. The Editor begs both author and publishers to
accept his sincere regrets.

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From a summing-up:--