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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 9, 1914, by Various 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.org Title: Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 9, 1914 Author: Various Release Date: July 22, 2009 [EBook #29491] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PUNCH *** Produced by Neville Allen, Malcolm Farmer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. Vol. 147 * * * * * December 9, 1914. * * * * * CHARIVARIA. We are told that "it is confidently believed by the advisers to the Treasury that the new issue of L1 notes cannot be successfully imitated." We think that it is a mistake to put our artists on their mettle in this way. * * * A black eagle, a contemporary tells us, was seen one day last week at Westgate-on-Sea. A Prussian bird, no doubt, in mourning for lost Calais. * * * The German Government has declared timber contraband of war owing to its alleged scarcity in Germany. Surely, as DOUGLAS JERROLD suggested on another occasion, the German authorities could find plenty of wood in their own country if they only put their heads together? * * * The news that "Bantam" battalions are now being formed all over England is said to have greatly interested General KLUCK. * * * The report that the PRIME MINISTER spent last week-end in the country is said to have caused intense annoyance to the KAISER, who considered that it showed a lack of respect for His War. * * * A map of the United Kingdom published in the Berlin _Lokalanzeiger_ depicts the Mersey as being located in the West of Ireland. Frankly, we are surprised at the Germans showing any Mersey anywhere. * * * Mr. JOHN WARD has been accused of perpetrating a mixed metaphor when he warned the Government, the other day, that "they would wake up and find the horse had bolted with the money." Is it not, however, a fact that when a horse bolts he sometimes takes a bit between the teeth? * * * The financial
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