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    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 7, 1919.
    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 7, 1919.
    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 7, 1919.
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    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 7, 1919.

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      Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 7, 1919. - Archive Classics

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156,

      May 7, 1919., by Various

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      Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, May 7, 1919.

      Author: Various

      Release Date: April 19, 2004 [EBook #12079]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PUNCH ***

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      PUNCH,

      OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

      Vol. 156.

      May 7, 1919.

      CHARIVARIA

      .

      No enthusiasm attended the recent revival of the curious May Day custom of dancing round the snow man.

      Since the Muzzling Order, says a weekly paper, fewer postmen in the West End have been bitten by dogs. We are asked by the Dogs' Trade Union to point out that this is not due to the Muzzling Order, but to the fact that just at present there is a fine supply of dairy-fed milkmen in that district.

      A negress has just died in South America, aged 136. It is supposed that the exodus of so many of her descendants to London on account of the great demand for Jazz-band players was largely responsible for hastening her end.

      According to a local paper an American officer refused to stay at a seaside hotel during Easter-time because a flea hopped on to the visitors' book whilst he was in the act of signing it. We agree that it is certainly rather alarming when these unwelcome intruders adopt such methods of espionage in order to discover which room one is about to occupy.

      The Society of Public Analysts declares that it is impossible to tell what animal or what part of it is contained in a sausage. We gather that it all depends on whether the beast is backed into the machine or enticed into it with a sardine.

      The British people still feel themselves the victors, so Mr. RAMSAY MACDONALD told the Vossische Zeitung. Not Mr. MACDONALD'S fault, of course.

      London butchers have protested against being compelled to sell Chilian, Brazilian, Manchurian and other beef. A simple way to distinguish other beef from Manchurian beef is to offer it to the cat. If it eats it, it is neither.

      The Board of Agriculture claims that since 1914 eleven thousand persons have been taught to make cheese. It is admitted, however, that as the result of inexperience the mortality among young cheeses has been enormous.

      The Labour Party are submitting a Motion in the House of Commons for the reduction of railway fares. An alternative suggestion that passengers should be allowed to pay the extra shilling or two and buy the train outright will probably be put forward.

      The sum of £15,650 has just been paid for the lease of a West End flat, says a contemporary. If this includes use of the bath, it seems a bit of a bargain.

      We gather from an American newspaper that shooting for the new Mexican Presidency has commenced.

      An East End fishmonger is reported to have sold fish at one penny a pound. The controlled price being much higher, several trade rivals have offered to bear the expense of a doctor for this man as they feel that something may be pressing on his brain.

      A Berlin message indicates that the man who shot KURT EISNER has again been assassinated by the Spartacists. This, of course, cannot be the end of the business. The last and positively final execution of the man still rests with the German Government.

      There has never been a case of rabies in Scotland, says The Evening News. This speaks well for the bagpipes as a defensive weapon.

      According to a Boston message some Americans gave Admiral WOOD, U.S. Navy, a very cool reception the other day. In shaking hands with him they only broke seven small bones.

      We are pleased to be able to say that the recently demobilised soldier who accidentally swallowed some plum and apple in a London restaurant is well on the road to recovery.

      The number of hot-cross-bun specialists who, since Easter, have been in receipt of unemployment pay has not yet been disclosed for publication.

      A dog has returned to its home at Walsworth after being absent for two months. It is feared that he has been leading a double life.

      Throughout the country, says a well-known daily paper, the hedges and trees are now budding forth into green leaves. This, we understand, is according to precedent.

      Is your rent raised? asks a contemporary. With difficulty, if he must know.

      Newcastle Justices have extinguished eight licences for redundancy. There is no reason for supposing that the offence was intentional.

      The report that the prehistoric flint axe recently found at Ascot had been claimed by Sir FREDERICK BANBURY, M.P., is denied. Sir FREDERICK, it appears, merely expressed warm approval of it.

      The Manchester Parks Committee is considering

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