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Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 29, 1914

Author: Various

Release Date: June 20, 2008 [EBook #25860]

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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

VOL. 147.

July 29th, 1914.

CHARIVARIA.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Signor ULVI, the inventor
of "F" rays. He is said to have eloped from Florence with an Admiral's
daughter. This was not discovered until Signor ULVI had got well away,
and his claim to be able to cause explosions at a distance would now
seem to be established.

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General HUERTA is said to have taken with him on his flight securities
to the amount of L1,200,000. Even so it is typical of the grasping
nature of the man that he complained of having to leave Mexico City
behind.

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A storm of indignation has been raised in Berlin by an order
(instigated, it is said, in a very high quarter) that all _cafes_ must
close at 2 A.M. A petition is being circulated which points out that
this order will kill Berlin's tourist traffic, "as the night life of
the city is the only attraction for visitors." This implication that a
certain exalted personage is not among the local attractions seems to
us to amount almost to _lese-majeste_.

***

When Lieutenant PORTE's water-plane, "The America," refused to rise,
he should have tried changing its name to "The South America."

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The Buckinghamshire Territorials, under their new commandant, Colonel
WETHERED, are going in for chorus-singing practice. This is a good
idea. Sung badly enough, these choruses should prove a valuable weapon
against a musical foe, such as the Germans.

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Owing to an outbreak of mumps at Harrow School the summer term has
had to close some days earlier than usual. It is characteristic of
the generous nature of the Harrow boys that, in spite of this