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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Jan. 29, 1919, 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.net Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Jan. 29, 1919 Author: Various Release Date: November 2, 2004 [EBook #13927] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PUNCH *** Produced by Malcolm Farmer, William Flis, and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. VOL. 156. January 29, 1919. CHARIVARIA. Peace is only a matter of time, says Mr. HUGHES. The ex-Kaiser is said to be of the opinion that Mr. HUGHES might have been more explicit as to who is going to get that "time." *** Meanwhile the ex-Kaiser is growing a beard. He evidently has no desire to share the fate of "Wilhelmshaven." *** After reading the numerous articles on whether he should be charged with murder or not, we have come to the conclusion that the answer now rests solely between "Yes" or "No." *** Mr. DE VALERA has been appointed a delegate of the Irish Republic to the Peace Conference. The fact that he has not ordered the Peace Conference to come to Brixton prison should satisfy doubters like _The Daily News_ that Sinn Fein can be moderate when it wants to. *** People in search of quiet amusement will be glad to know that there will be an eclipse of the sun on May 29th. *** Owing to the overcrowding of Tube trains we understand there is some talk of men with beards being asked to leave them in the ticket offices. *** It is reported that an All-Tube team has applied for admission to the Rugby Union. *** A large number of forged five-pound notes are stated to be in circulation in London. The proper way to dispose of one is to slip it between a couple of genuine fivers when paying your taxi fare. *** The ancient office of Town Crier of Driffield, which carries with it a retaining fee of one pound per annum, is vacant. Several Army officers anxious to better themselves have applied for the job. *** A large number of "sloping desks," made specially for Government D
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