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PUNCH,
OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
VOLUME 147.
November 18, 1914.
CHARIVARIA.
Contrary to the usual custom there were no official dinners on the eve of the opening of Parliament. The explanation of this is clear to the German Press. It was due to scarcity of food.