Review of Hemews, 1/7/06. 



Current History In Caricature, 



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Neue Gliilichter.^ 



The Modern Manufacture of Gold. 



[Vienna. 



The emoke, arising from the men and women burning in 

 the pit of the struggle for existence, is distilled into gold 

 for the few financiers at the top. 



Tokyo Fuck.'] 



" The Advocatelof Woman s Rights at Home 

 A Japanese satire on the reformers- 



Westminster Gazette.^ 



The Right T ime. 



Chorus of Boys: "Please, sir. what's the time?" 

 Mr. Birrell: "High time to get rid of the ' Religioue 

 Difficulty,' my boys!" 



[I put together these ill-constructed sentences last Satur- 

 day in Buttersea Park, a place simply swarming with chil- 

 dren, who all seemed animated by one desire — namely, to 

 ascertain the time from me. Although at first I found 

 their attentions somewhat disconcevting. in a very short 

 time I came to perceive how ((ingruous was their presence 

 with the whole bent and task of my thoughts. A hope, I 

 trust not a delusive hope, stole into my breast, although 

 I am not a sanguine man, that perhaps even this measure, 

 after it has received, as it will receive, the full considera/* 

 tion and deliberations of this House, will be found a step 

 forward iii the right direction for securing to the children 

 of thi.'i country an immunity from those quarrels which 

 are not their quarrels, but our quarrels." — Mr. Birrell, in 

 the House of Commons, April 9] 



