_Dover._--No credence is attached here to the reported success of Lancashire. It is pointed out that in any case the figures given must be greatly overestimated, not more than eleven men being employed on either side. Most probably the casualties include both umpires and spectators, and these losses would have no real effect on the game.
_Manchester._--It is confirmed here that WOOLLEY has resigned.
_Canterbury, noon, Aug. 18. (From our Special Correspondent.)_--At last I am able to send you definite information. Amidst a scene of breathless enthusiasm the two Captains prepared to toss. A roar of cheering soon afterwards proclaimed that the coin had declared in favour of----
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Folkestone unofficial wires state that at lunch the scores stood--Kent all out 463: Lancashire 14 for 2 wickets (both taken by WOOLLEY).
The Press Bureau have just issued a statement that no play has yet been possible in the Kent v. Lancashire match on account of rain.
"Pingoism in Japan may be matched by Jingoism here."--_Pittsburgh Press._
Pingoism should be carefully distinguished from pongoism.
The awful silence of the British virgil in the North Sea is unbroken still."
We are glad to see our old friend VIRGIL spoken of as British. It is, no doubt, the writer's forcible way of indicating Italy's sympathy.
I have bought a war map. My newspaper told me to, and I did. It came yesterday with a host of little coloured flags on pins.
"Why, it's only an ordinary map of Europe," she said disgustedly.
"It won't be," I said, "when we've stuck the flags in."
I removed a picture and pinned the map to the wall.
"Er, er--somewhere round here, I know.... I do believe they've forgotten to put it in...."
Gladys (who is only ten) found it for us eventually, and we arranged a very fine battle there with a river in between.
The Meuse was easier. We infested its banks with our hosts and fixed a splendid array of troops all along the Franco-German frontier. Next we invaded Germany and Austria from the other side with several Russian armies and put some local troops to meet them. Without boasting, I think I may say the result was very pretty. But to our dismay we found we had a number of armies left. Helen said they must fight somewhere.