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Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, April 16, 1919

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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI

VOL. 156

APRIL 16, 1919

CHARIVARIA.

We understand that a proposal to send a relief party to America
to rescue Scotsmen from the threatened Prohibition law is under
consideration.

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It is rumoured that _The Times_ is about to announce that it does not
hold itself responsible for editorial opinions expressed in its own
columns.

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A correspondent, complaining of the tiny flats in London, states that
he is a trombone-player, and every time he wants to get the lowest
note he has to go out on to the landing.

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In Essex Street, Shoreditch--so Dr. ADDISON explained to the House
of Commons--there are seven hundred and thirty-three people in
twenty-nine houses. A correspondent writes that a single house in the
neighbourhood of Big Ben contains seven hundred and seven persons,
many of them incapable, and that nothing is being done about it.

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"The Original Dixie Land Jazz Band has arrived in London," says an
evening paper. We are grateful for the warning.

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Over two hundred season-ticket-holders live within a mile radius at
Southend. We suppose there must be some attraction at Southend to
explain why so many season-ticket-holders live there.

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We are pleased to be able to throw some light on the mystery of th