Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 29, 1917 by Various
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the House. We understand that Mr. GINNELL resolutely refuses to have
such a plate on the back of his old seat. *** Honour where honour is due. A man named KITE told the Willesden magistrate that he had joined the Royal Flying Corps, and the magistrate refrained from being funny. *** Light cars are now becoming very popular, says _The Autocar_. We understand that they have always been preferred by pedestrians, who realise that they make only a slight indentation in the person as compared with the really heavy car. *** "Whatever else may happen," says a contemporary, "the final decision as to Stockholm rests with the Government." Our contemporary is far too modest. A few months ago the final decision would have rested with the stunt Press. *** Portsmouth is to have three M.P.s, we read, under the Proportional Representation scheme, though it is not known what Portsmouth has done to deserve this. *** |
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