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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

VOL. 147.



July 29th, 1914.




CHARIVARIA.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Signor ULVI, the inventor
of "F" rays. He is said to have eloped from Florence with an Admiral's
daughter. This was not discovered until Signor ULVI had got well away,
and his claim to be able to cause explosions at a distance would now
seem to be established.

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General HUERTA is said to have taken with him on his flight securities
to the amount of L1,200,000. Even so it is typical of the grasping
nature of the man that he complained of having to leave Mexico City
behind.

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A storm of indignation has been raised in Berlin by an order
(instigated, it is said, in a very high quarter) that all _cafes_ must
close at 2 A.M. A petition is being circulated which points out that
this order will kill