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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 By: Various |
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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. VOL. 146.
FEBRUARY 25, 1914.
CHARIVARIA. THE GERMAN CROWN PRINCE has the mumps. It seems that his Imperial Father
was not consulted in the matter beforehand, and further domestic
differences are anticipated. KING SISOVATH of Cambodia, we learn from Le Petit Journal , was so pleased
with a white elephant sent him by the Governor General of French Indo China
that he has raised the animal a fine female to the dignity of a Princess.
The news soon got about, and considerable jealousy is felt at our Zoo,
where there is not so much as even a baronet among the inmates. General VON PLETTENBURGH, commanding the Prussian Guards Corps, has issued
a decree against the wearing of the so called "tooth brush" moustache,
pointing out that such an appendage is unsuitable for a Prussian soldier
and "not consonant with the German national character." The implication is
very unpleasant. "It is generally reported," says a contemporary, "that Sir EDWARD GREY
speaks no German, and French very badly. M. VENIZELOS, the Greek Prime
Minister, declared that he had the greatest difficulty in understanding Sir
EDWARD'S French." As a matter of fact a little bird tells us that on this
occasion our Foreign Secretary was speaking Greek. "Mr. Asquith," said The Times , "in a massage to the Liberal candidate for
South Bucks, emphasizes the prime importance of the Irish issue." There is,
of course, nothing like massage for rubbing things in. Herr BALLIN, head of the Hamburg American Line, and Herr HEINEKEN, head of
the rival North German Lloyd Company, came to London last week, and are
said to have concluded peace in the Atlantic rate war. We understand that
the arrangement is to be known as the Pool of London. The authorities at Barotse, The Globe tells us, have put a price on the
heads of all lions there. One can picture the mean sportsman, with a pair
of field glasses, picking out the cheapest before firing. "61,000 TERRITORIALS SHORT." Daily Mail. Still, it is pretty generally recognised now that a small man may make
every bit as good a soldier as a big one, and, besides, there is always
less of him to hit. Among the temporary teachers appointed to carry on schools in Herefordshire
during the teachers' strike was an asylum attendant. This confirms the
report that many of the children were mad at finding that the schools did
not close in consequence of the strike. It is denied that the name of the Philharmonic Hall, where Mr. PONTING'S
moving pictures of the Antarctic Expedition are being shown, is to be
changed to the Philmharmonic Hall. RICHARD STRAUSS'S new work, dealing with the story, of JOSEPH and
POTIPHAR'S wife, is to be produced shortly in Paris. A musical play version
of it, entitled "After the Man," may be looked for here. From Rome comes the news that a young man who was being examined in a
hospital there has been found to have two separate stomachs. This
announcement that the ideal man has at last been evolved has caused the
greatest excitement here in Corporation circles. "LYCEUM CLUB.
100 YEARS OF PEACE." Daily Telegraph. Surely a record for a lady's club? [Illustration: CLOSE OF THE COURSING SEASON.] "CHANGE OF NAME.
FROM
JACOB GALBA IWUSHUKU BRIGHT
TO
GALBA IWUCHUKU OLUKOTUN." Sierra Leone Weekly News. We notice no improvement. Commercial Candour. Notice in a shop window at Reading: "TRY 'S SAUSAGES: NONE LIKE 'EM... Continue reading book >>
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