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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 8, 1919 by Various
page 2 of 53 (03%)
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This year's _Who's Who_ has eighty-six more pages than that of last
year. On the other hand, since the Election quite a number of people
are not Who at all.

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"The present rule in _Who's Who_," says _The Evening News_, "is that
the more important a man is the less space he is content to occupy."
As some of the staff of our evening Press do not occupy any space at
all in this excellent publication we leave readers to draw their own
conclusions.

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The _Frankfürter Zeitung_ observes that the ex-Kaiser has grown very
silent and morose. It is supposed that he has something or other on
his mind.

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A Copenhagen message states that the Spartacus people have three
times attempted to murder Count REVENTLOW, who is said to regard
these attempts as being in the worst possible taste.

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Once again the newspapers have been beaten. It appears that Princess
PATRICIA knew of her engagement some time before the Press announced
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