In his interesting sketch, in _The Times_, of the PRINCE OF WALES' career at the University, the PRESIDENT of Magdalen mentions that His Royal Highness "shot at various country houses round Oxford." We hope that this will not be quoted against the PRINCE by a spiteful German Press, should any bullet marks be found one day on the walls of some castle on the Rhine. *** It came as quite an unpleasant surprise to many persons to learn from Mr. ASQUITH that the War is costing us a million pounds a day, that being more than some of us spend in a year. * * * * * [Illustration: THE RULING PASSION. _Customer_. "BRING ME SOME SOUP, PLEASE." _Waitress (absent-mindedly)_. "YES, SIR; PURL OR PLAIN, SIR?"] * * * * * The End of the Press Bureau. "Members of several guilds carried their banners in the procession which went round the church to the accompaniment of impressive music and the swinging of censors."--_South Western Star_. If this had got about, there would have been a bigger crowd at the ceremony. As it was, Fleet Street was taken by surprise, and only had time to prepare a few fireworks for the evening. * * * * * "Among other public buildings in a certain town which for many reasons it will be prudent to refrain from mentioning ... on a day and date which I need not trouble to repeat...." No, this is not from our Special Representative behind the Front; it is the opening passage of _Oliver Twist_, and shows what a splendid War Correspondent DICKENS would have made. * * * * * Teuton Anatomy. "The clay feet of Germany will be revealed when we take off the gloves."--_Mr. ARNOLD WHITE in "The Sunday Chronicle."_ So that's where they wear them. * * * * * "Questioned with reference to a letter written by him to Steinhauer, in which he said, 'The name of the gentleman in Woolwich Arsenal is ----,' the prisoner said that was a false name."--_Times_. It's a very silly name anyway. * * * * * "The announcement issued by the Press Bureau that carrier pigeons are to be used officially for certain purposes is an extremely interesting reversion to what we had regarded as almost premature ways of carrying news."--_Westminster Gazette_. Not so premature as the WOLFF method. * * * * * More Information for the Enemy. "BRITAIN'S SUGAR SUPPLY. SUFFICIENT FOR EIGHT MOUTHS."--_Aberdeen Evening Gazette_. We insist on providing one of them. * * * * * "Now came the drums and fifes, and now the blare of the brass instruments, and continuously the singing of the soldiers of 'Die Wacht am goose step, while the good lieges of Brus-Rhein.'"--_Adelaide Advertiser_.