21 OCTOBER 1905, page 11

The Criminal Rat.

T HE Danes, who spare no trouble to protect their im- portant butter industry, have lately undertaken a national campaign against rats. This has been done partly as a precaution......

T O Be Asked For An Honour, And To Refuse It,

is a delicate matter for any person in authority. To be asked eagerly, almost confidently, for the highest honour that the nation can bestow, and to have to refuse that, must......