"He was also the first officer to make a successful flight from the deck of a British warship, and on one occasion he changed an aeroplane propeller blade whilst flying 2,000ft. above the sea."--_Evening Paper._ The above extract has been forwarded by the members of a R.F.C. mess, who are anxious to know what happened when he stopped his engine. * * * * * "Wanted, for a Farmhouse, Middle-Aged Person to look an Old Lady; lifting and light duties."--_Newcastle Daily Journal._ We doubt if there will be much response. Most middle-aged persons nowadays prefer to look like flappers. * * * * * From a trade prospectus:-- "---- Cubes contain the nourishing proprieties of beef." We have always been great believers in bovine modesty.