Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 29, 1917

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Aug 29, 1917, by Various, Edited by Owen Seamen

Germany is a bankrupt concern, says The Daily Mail . A denial is expected every hour from Herr MICHAELIS, who is Germany's Official Deceiver.
Much sympathy is felt in Germany for Admiral VON TIRPITZ, whose proposed cure in Switzerland is off. His medical adviser has advised him to take a long sea voyage, but failed to couple with the advice a few particulars on how to carry it out.
Patrons of the royal theatres in Germany who pay in gold can now obtain two seats for the price of one. This is not the inducement it might seem to be. The German who used to buy one ticket and occupy two seats is almost extinct.
A chicken with four legs and four wings is reported from Soberton. Did it come from any other place we should receive the story with suspicion.
New Labour troubles are brewing, declares The Evening News . The chief Labour trouble, however, seems to be not brewing.
One sportsman, says a news item, has landed seventy-seven pounds of bream at Wrexham. It may have been sport, but it has all the earmarks of honest toil.
A man charged with smoking in a munitions factory told the court he was trying to cure the toothache. A fine was imposed, the Bench pointing out that the man was lucky not to have lost the tooth altogether.
As a means of preserving the memory of hero M.P.s, Mr. WINSTON CHURCHILL suggests a name-plate on the back of the seats they had in 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.