Title:  Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Aug 15, 1917

Author:  Various

Release Date:  February 19, 2004 [EBook #11169]

Language:  English

Character set encoding:  ASCII

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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

Vol. 153.

AUGUST 15, 1917.

CHARIVARIA.

“In the heroic days of 1914,” says Count REVENTLOW, “God gave us our daily bread and our daily victory.”  We feel sure that, as regards the provision of victories, some recognition ought to be made of the able assistance of the Wolff Bureau.

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We read with some surprise that, in the motor collision in which he participated recently, Mr. Winston CHURCHILL’S car was run into by another coming in the opposite direction.  This is not the Antwerp spirit that the Munitions Department is waiting for.

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A movement is on foot for the presentation of a suitable testimonial to the people of Dundee for returning Mr. Churchill to Parliament, after being distinctly requested not to do so by a certain morning paper.

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“What shall we do with the Allotment Harvest?” asks The Evening News.  It seems only too probable that, unless a national effort is made to preserve them, some of the world’s noblest vegetables will have to be eaten.

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“Just as a soldier gives his valour or a captain of industry his talent,” said Lord Curzon, speaking on the sale of titles, “so a wealthy man gives his wealth, which is very often his only asset, for the benefit of his country.”  Nothing like a delicate compliment or two to encourage him in the good work.

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A lively correspondence has been filling the columns of a contemporary under the heading, “The Facts about Bacon.”  The discussion seems to have turned upon the famous line, “There’s something rotten from the state of Denmark.”

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Sixpenny paper notes are now being issued in various parts of Germany.  If you can’t find anything to buy with them you can use them to patch the new paper trousers.

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Judging by his recent speech, Herr Von Bethmann-HOLLWEG has lost heart and found a liver.

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At a recent inquest it was stated that a doctor had prepared a death certificate while deceased was still alive.  The subsequent correct behaviour of the patient is regarded as a distinct feather in the medical profession’s cap.

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A nephew of Field-Marshal Von HINDENBUBG has just joined the United States Navy, but the rumour that upon hearing this Hindenburg tried to look severe is of course an impossible story.