Unimpressed by this panegyric Sir DONALD MACLEAN intimated that he came to
bury the Ministry and not to praise it. In his view its administration had
been grossly extravagant. He demanded the full details of the Slough
transaction and suggested that the Vote should be withdrawn until they were
forthcoming. To this proposal Mr. HOPE, with more humility than I should
have expected after the optimism of his earlier speech, ultimately agreed.
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[Illustration: _Our Animal Artist._ "THOSE CHICKENS I BOUGHT OFF YOU ARE NO
GOOD TO ME."
_Farmer._ "NO GOOD, SIR? WHAT'S WRONG WI' 'EM?"
_Our Animal Artist._ "THEY'VE GOT NO EXPRESSION."]
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THE LAND OF LOGIC.
Let me tell you about my Nationalist friend, Gabal Osman Effendi.
The circumstances of his brother's death, which were as follows, drove him
into politics and made him a fervent advocate of "Egypt for the Egyptians."
His brother was in a very humble way and lived in a little mud village.
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