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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150,
by Various
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January 12, 1916, 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. 150, January 12, 1916
Author: Various
Editor: Owen Seaman
Release Date: September 19, 2007 [EBook #22672]
Language: English
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PUNCH,
OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
VOL. 150.
January 12, 1916
CHARIVARIA.
There is much satisfaction in the German Army at the announcement that iron coins to the value of ten million marks are to be substituted for nickel and copper. It is now hoped that those Crosses may yet prove to be worth something.
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A resident of Honor Oak writes to the papers to say that such was the patriotic anxiety of people in his neighbourhood to pay their taxes at the earliest possible moment that he found a long queue before the collector's door on January 3rd and had to wait an hour before his turn came. On reading his letter several West-end theatres patriotically offered the collector the loan of their "House Full" boards.
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Prince WILLIAM OF WIED, the ex-ruler of Albania, is at present in Serb