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    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 22, 1916
    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 22, 1916
    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 22, 1916
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    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 22, 1916

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      Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 22, 1916 - Various Various

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      Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 22, 1916

      Author: Various

      Editor: Owen Seaman

      Release Date: September 29, 2007 [eBook #22805]

      Language: English

      Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1

      ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOL. 150, MARCH 22, 1916***

      E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, David King,

      and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team

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      PUNCH,

      OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

      Vol. 150.

      March 22, 1916.

      "How is it you're not at the Front, young man?

      'Cause these ain't no milk at that end, mum.

      CHARIVARIA.

      Portugal is now officially at war with Germany, and the dogs of frightfulness are already toasting "der Tagus."

      At first the report that Enver Pasha had gone to pay a visit to the tomb of the Prophet at Medina caused a feeling of profound depression in Constantinople; but it is now recognised that there was no other course open to him, as Mahomet was not in a position to visit the Pasha.

      Sven Hedin is reported to be at Constantinople, on his way to the Turkish Front. It is supposed that he will undertake the writing of the official despatches, a duty to which the innate modesty of the Osmanli prevents him from doing full justice.

      A salmon containing a label marked U 100 was recently caught in the Avon. No trace of the crew has been found.

      It has been discovered in Germany that General Hindenberg is descended from Charlemagne, and an attempt by certain admirers of the Prussian General to visit the scenes of his ancestor's exploits has only been abandoned as the result of an unaccountable opposition on the part of the French.

      Bigamy, declares Mr. Justice Low, is as low a form of crime as drunkenness. On the other hand there is this to be said for it, that it is seldom found, like drunkenness, to develop into a habit.

      A large number of German barbers, it is said, have become naturalized since the commencement of the War, and are now engaged in capturing the trade from the British barbers, many of whom have been taken for military service. Not for nothing, it seems, did the Kaiser say in one of his famous speeches, The razor must be in our fist.

      Mr. Tennant told the House of Commons last week that the War Office had 3,000,000 goat skins. As the statement has given rise to a certain uneasiness it should be explained that all the goats have been safely extracted.

      Notwithstanding reports to the contrary, says an official German telegram, the new submarine warfare is in full swing. It should only be a matter of time before those responsible for it find themselves in a similar situation.

      A draughtsman of Babylonian and Assyrian antiquities has been discharged by the British Museum in the interests of economy. The artist, it is reported, has already had several attractive offers of employment as a Parliamentary cartoonist.

      Onions, we are told, have reached the unprecedented price of thirty shillings a hundredweight, and several of the old established onion bars in the City may have to close their doors.

      It is useless, Mr. Hughes warns his English admirers, to defeat Germany in the field unless adequate steps are also taken to stop her inroads upon the Empire's trade. What is wanted is, of course, a counter-stroke.

      A well-informed neutral states that the Grand Admiral Tirpitz's unexpected retirement was caused by a rush of blood to the hands.

      Another Bulgarian Atrocity.

      The position in Monastir is intolerable, owing to the orgies of the Bulgarian comitadjis. The Greek refugees are in a pitiable plight, especially now the Greek consul has 1 ft.—Balkan News.

      Thus crippled he cannot, of course, display his usual activity.

      THE KAISER ON KILIMANJARO.

      Correspondence in The Times has recalled the fact that Kilimanjaro, from whose neighbourhood the enemy has just been expelled, was included in German East Africa at the special desire of the

      Kaiser

      (then

      Prince William of Prussia

      ). It appears that he took a peculiar

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