"Punch."

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 June 1910, Page 4

"Punch."

"Punch" and its history hare always had an interest- lor reading people, and we hav'e. pleasure in calling attention, to a "Puncli" booklet just issude by the propi ie.Loii s of our eon temporary (says tiie Westminister Gazette), Messrs Bradbury, and Co. The booklet in a condensed form, 11 of "the worhl-l anions humorous- journal," interspersed u it.h -a selection ol many oi the must notable of its pictures a.nd cartoons shown in a red'iieed size, to which have been added po'rtraiit sketches ol some of its most famous eontri'hin!ors iintl artists, both past and present. "Punch" is nearly severity years old tin* first number appeared en July 17, 1811—hut knows of the infirmities ol old arie and, are pilad. 'to learn, has a wider circle o.f friends now than ever belwo.

The most popular .jolei* which lins hern published in any lantiiia.fio in tlu> history (if the world is stale.:! to be. thai wliieh appeared in a.n. obscure: corner til' the "Puii'di Almanac" for lSlo. It mad: "Advice to persons about to marry — Don't!" Its nutilr,i- was for ninny years a Melbourne journalist. Auntlier. fouir'el on a similar subject, was the. "Advice to persons ha\ 'fallen in love' out !" Oik-" rf tlie most hrill.'-inl -tinners IlirC ever ■■'pp-ai'"'! in our contemporary was the brief dialogue lie-'ween an *ili (|lliriuli e'li'd and h'S impatient, par-lit: "What s mind?" "No mntt-r." What is master ?" Never mind." On ti':e literary side Punch has mndc many nnt'ible hits. Anart from Thackeray's cout ribiiti:vi:s there were DairrHs .lei'ri Id's "Cnudh l Leeihuvs." which '■"( the whole country h'lnd'iii'i; and added ;i new word to lh ' liUiro".;e: "The S ntr of the S'drt." whi 'h was puhhshed in th ■* Christinas ni""l-:'r of lMl'i: Lord Tennyson's "New Timnn"-- the -at-t-'cl< en Lord LvMan which :iup;,':>-r----ed in ISl'i: and th' fine lines on A lira'"'in fiin".'ln'.s deith in lH!i-~. 1)v which Punch made the aineii' l .* honourable to America for M'". u 1 ' 1 ito' 1 " of inieoni.'>rnmisin<i hostility 1o h",th parlies which it had taken uu duri | " r lh" irrra! stni'ixdle <d North and South.