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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI
VOL. 152
MAY 23, 1917
CHARIVARIA.
MR. WILLIAM WATSON describes his new book of verse, _The Man Who Saw_,
as "an intermittent commentary on the main developments and some of
the collateral phenomena of the War." People are already asking, "Why
was a man like this left out of the Dardanelles Commission?"
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Weeds are a source of great trouble to the amateur gardener, says a
contemporary, because he is not always able to recognise them. A good
plan is to pull them out of the ground. If they come up again they are
weeds.
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We hope that Mr. CHARLES COCHRAN is not indisposed, but we have not
noticed a new revue by him this week.
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Sulphur from Italy is being distributed by the Explosives Committee.
This body must not be confused with the Expletives Committee, which
gets it supply of sulphur straight from the Front.
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The Metropolitan Water Board is appealing against waste of water.
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