We note that at a recent" club! banquet held in London, a time Timit of ten minutes was' strictly imposed upon each one of the afterdinner speakers, even though the guests included' such a very: tractive talker as Lord Hugh Geci In America, where bores" care suffered no more gladly that, are suffered no more gladly than i other count volutionary departure was recently made at a public di foceasion, all the speakers were"required to have copies of their speeches typed out beforehand, -and these were handed round to' the diners. In other words, the speakers were quite effectively gagged, and ithe guests were enabled: to enjoy their food without misgivings as to what was to follow. One rather wonders whether this is: the thin <nd of the wedge, and fore shadows the day when public dinners will be looked upon. as furetions purely for the enjoyment of jolly company, good food and pleasant music. Excepting from, 1 purely professional point of vise,
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