Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917 by Various
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Ireland. In the best Sinn Fein circles it is thought that this
condition of things points to an attempt on the part of the Government to bring discredit on the sacrificial devotion of the Separatists. *** So realistic has the stage become of late that in _The Boy_ at the Adelphi, Mr. W.H. BERRY (we give the rumour for what it is worth) sits down to a meal of wood cutlets. *** In order that no confusion may be caused among guests the Government has been requested to have a "take over" whistle blown in the corridors before they commandeer the next hotel. *** It seems that TROTZKY is to have no nonsense. He has even threatened to make lynching illegal. *** The _Neue Freie Presse_ describes LENIN as the revolutionary with kings at his feet. He also seems to have several knaves up his sleeve. *** A Brixton lady has left the sum of four hundred pounds to her dog. It would be interesting to hear the family solicitor asking him whether |
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