Since Kilsyth has gone "dry" the consumption of tea has grown remarkably. "It was stated at the B.W.T.A. congress in Edinburgh that its annual consumption of tea had increased by nine tons., Kil-sth is apparently very "dry" indeed.
A cure for methylated' spirit drinking is suggested by am Edin. burgh chemist, who says that he puts croton oil into each quantity he sells. If used for industrial purposes the spirit does its business as usual; but if drunk—well, the drinker wont want to try any more.
Robert Burns is more quoted in the House of Commons just now than any other pact. But it was taking rather a mean, advantage for Mr. (Murray on a recent occasion to declaim Paint "oland greeting' ower her this de stoup ax toom's a whistle, Ani English member made pathetic complaint. afterwards, and re called that when Mr. Balfour (as he them was) used a Latin phrase, Mr. Keir Hardie demanded a trans. lation—and got it.
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