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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146,
by Various
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February 11, 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.net
Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 11, 1914
Author: Various
Editor: Owen Seaman
Release Date: September 11, 2007 [EBook #22573]
Language: English
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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
VOL. 146.
February 11, 1914.
CHARIVARIA.
SIR EDWARD GREY is to accompany the KING on his visit to Paris in April next. Nobody will grudge the FOREIGN MINISTER this little treat, which he has thoroughly well earned.
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According to The Express the South African police discovered an elaborate plot for kidnapping all the Ministers as a preliminary to declaring a Labour Republic. In Labour circles, however, it is declared that the scheme was drawn up for a joke. To this the South African Government will no doubt retort that the kidnapping of the Labour leaders was also a joke--and so the whole matter will end in genial laughter.
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Speaking at Toronto, ex-President TAFT stated that the world would have been much worse off without England