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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, January 10, 1917, by Various, Edited by Owen Seamen This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, January 10, 1917 Author: Various Release Date: November 23, 2004 [eBook #14135] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII) ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOL. 152, JANUARY 10, 1917*** E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 14135-h.htm or 14135-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/4/1/3/14135/14135-h/14135-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/4/1/3/14135/14135-h.zip) PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. VOL. 152 JANUARY 10, 1917 CHARIVARIA. The effect of the curtailed train-service throughout the country is already observable. On certain sections of one of our Southern lines there are no trains running except those which started prior to January 1st. *** The new Treasury Notes, we are told, are to have a picture of the House of Commons on the back. It is hoped that other places of amusement, such as the Crystal Palace and the Imperial Institute, will be represented on subsequent issues. *** It is announced from Germany that arrangements have been made whereby criminals are to be enrolled in the army. They have, of course, already conducted many of its operations. *** According to _The Daily Chronicle_ there are only twenty-three full Generals in the British Army--a total identical with that of the late Cabinet. It is only fair to the army to state that the number is purely a coincidence. *** "THE RISE IN BOOT PRICES WOMEN'S LARGE PURCHASES." The above headlines in a contemporary have caused a good deal of natural jealousy among members of the Force. *** "At them and through them!" says the _Hamburger Fremdenblatt_ in a seasonable message to the commander of the Turkish Navy. This will not deceive the Turk, who
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