... o o j jpj j| o o United Belgium. BELGIUM before the war was, to a certain extent, a divided country, the Wal loons on the one hand and the Flemings on the other, pro viding two distinct sections of the population, and at the same time an opening for the driving of a sinister wedge into the unity of the country, a fact which Germany has always borne well in mind. I here is no doubt that after ...

... ARE WE UPROOTED NO BRITISH PHLEGM Drawn by G. L. Stampa. ...

... V lyelli (Regd. Trade Viyella (Regd. Trade Mark), Don't order flannel shirts for Active Service Wear. Ask for and insist on getting in regulation shade. ...

... Pictorial Politics,, 1917-1018. THE sands of 1917 are run ning out, and the high hopes of victory which the year brought in have, alas! not been realised, mainly through the weakness of Russia, who is still intoxicated and incapable through the freedom she up to the present has not proved herself able to enjoy or consolidate. Roumania and Serbia remain conquered, Northern Italy has been ...

... Pictorial Politics. The Voice of Labour. MR. PURDY, the presi dent of the Labour Party Conference at Nottingham, is to be congratulated on the manner and matter of his presidential address, which provided an agreeable contrast to the utter ances of many of the men who profess to speak in the name of the British working man, but who are in reality only the paid minions of anarchy and disruption ...

... CAPTAINS ALL Some Moire Vistliinas of o^n.ir Wmir .Artist,, A PAGE OF COMPANY COMMANDERS. Our caricaturist, Lieutenant Fred May, has this week specialised in three pipperB, as all of the officers in the above collection have attained to captain's rank, and have all, so we understand, been through it in France BY LIEUTENANT FRED MAY ...

... Pictorial Politics. The Election. IN a few days' time the result of the most momentous election in the history of this country will have been ascertained, and we hope and believe that Mr. Lloyd George will be returned to the House of Commons with an overwhelming majority, which will allow him to go full steam ahead with the difficult problem of winning the peace. It is a matter of deep ...

... Pictorial Politics. The Election. A FEW days from now the result of the great election will be known, which should assuredly mean that Mr. Lloyd George will be returned to carry on in peace, with an overwhelming, or rather suffi cient, majority the great work of re construction he has planned in his speeches. The country welcomed with acclaim the five points that Mr. Lloyd George issued last ...

... i By JINGLE. THE gentleman in the box office seemed mildly amused at the extravagant idea that he could have any seats to bestow upon the mere Press in view of the very obvious success of this Song Show. So I broke the news as gently as I could to Harris and led the lad into the dreary shallows of the pit. He choked down a sob as he heard the fatal words from the pay box standing room only, ...

... Pictorial Politics. The New Year. THE bad old year and the bad old war are over, and though one faces the New Year with confidence and optimism, it would be foolish to underrate the difficulties, if not dangers, which are bound to arise during this all important crisis. First of all there are the difficulties and anxieties of the Peace Conference, though as to that we believe that the Allies, ...

... THE HUN MEETS A GENTLEMAN ...

... . The New Cabinet. BY the time these lines are read we shall know more about the new Cabinet. Bonar Law, Chamberlain, Barnes, Balfour, Curzon, Churchill, and Geddes are, of course, certainties, but this leaves a wide margin for the introduction of new blood. The present House consists of a lot of new men, some of whom have distinguished themselves in their pre-parliamentary career, and who are ...