Every egg laid in Scotland after June 1, 1929, will be stamped with a national mark (see p. 21). Whether the mark shall read "Laid in Scotland" or "something more dignified" was weightily considered last week by His Majesty's Secretary of State for Scotland, fussy Sir John Gilmour.
In the House of Commons an attempt to pull Sir John's leg was made by another, more humorous, Scot, Austin Hopkinson, M. P. "Will not the Right Honorable Gentleman," he suggested, "take it upon himself to order that all third class eggs shall be rubber stamped with the Scottish national motto: Nemo me impune...
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