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    • THE WEEK.
    • A MINISTERIAL DIFFICULTY.
    • THE DERBY JOKES.
    • THE CHIP'AND THE BLOCK.
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      2i8 The Tomahawk. \June 4, 1870.

      2 i 8 THE TOMAHAWK . \ June 4 , 1870 .

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      Noiv ready , price ys . 6 */ ., V 0 L . II . OF BRITANKTIA , Edited by Arthur a'Beckett , Illustrated in Colours by Matt Morgan . VOL . V , . price 8 . s \ , of THE TOMAHAWK , Edited by Arthur a'Beckett ; Illustrated by Matt Morgan . Office : T 99 Strand .

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      London, June 4, 1870.

      LONDON , JUNE 4 , 1870 .

      The Week.

      THE WEEK .

      The St. J Ames's Advertises Itself As Th...

      The St . J ames ' s advertises itself as the " coolest ' house in . London . Is this the result of its spirited independence in the matter of Frou Frou ? Scarcely so , because La Belle Sainm ^ c Is the best burlesque in London .

      Cheap Literature, Of A Certain Character...

      Cheap literature , of a certain character , has recently received another addition to its ranks in the shape of a penny illustrated serial , called the—never mind , we have no wish to advertise the disgraceful publication . This is a very disgusting fact ; but perhaps , from one point of view , it may be regarded as a matter for congratulation , inasmuch as Holywell street has , for once , boldly acknowledged its origin . We , however , recommend the matter to the attention of those philanthropists who suppose that the increase of printing means the spread of good , though , doubtless , in this age of Iconoclasm , there will be a vast and highly respectable minority who will not be in the least shocked at it . We have referred the inspiration , perhaps without sufficiently turning the matter over , to Holywell street , yet the new paper might possibly turn out , after all , to be only the oomic organ of the Broad Church party .

      A Ministerial Difficulty.

      A MINISTERIAL DIFFICULTY .

      The Government Have To Thank Mr. Ayrton,...

      The Government have to thank Mr . Ayrton , and Mr . Ayrton alonefor their defeat on the Kensington Road question . The mons right , honourable is really becoming gentleman such ' s unpopularity a serious inconvenience in the House of to Com the - perm Ministry anent , that provision we wonder for him Mr . . Gladstone True , he has does been not got mak rid e some of at the Treasury by means of the banishment of poor Mr . Layard is to making Madrid , himself but even dangerousl in the quiet y obtrusive precincts . Evidentl of Whiteh y the all p Cabinet lace he of can Mr find . A no yrton place ' s acceptance which now exists ; but , and under is vacant the circumstances , that is worth it y might almost be justifiable to create a new office . Any of the following would meet the exigences of the case admirably : — Surveyor-General of the Arctic Ocean . Resident Commissioner in Central Australia . Special Emissary to the Unfriendly Tribes of New Zealand . Ambassador of England at Jericho . If there should be any difficulty about the salary , the additional expense might easily be met by a penny subscription of the public generally .

      The Derby Jokes.

      THE DERBY JOKES .

      A Tremendous Prize Having Been Offered F...

      A TREMENDOUS prize having been offered for the very worst and most laboured joke on the Derby that it was possible to make , the following has been the result : — First Prize . Q . —If a potboy were to take a gallon of beer and distribute the contents to the jockeys the moment before the start at the Derby , what Asiatic monarch's name would be on the lips of the man with the keenest sense of humour who happened to be watching the scene ? A . —The Khan of S-tartary ! ! ! ! Honourably Mentioned . O . —It a favourite horse on which the betting had hitherto been looked 3 -for to 1 accident ( taken ) were to , fall at the over last a preci moment pice , by and an as un a - matter of consequent , necessity , lose both its hind , legs by amputationwhat domestic animal would it be wise that its backers , should ^ wish it to represent , and why ? A . —The cat . Because it could scratch ! ! ! Extra Prize . O . — consequence If the sea could , a small flow fishing as far town as E were psom to D grow owns up , and in , the in nei the g railway hbourhood officials of the were railway to take occasional station , and trips them on , the if medicine ocean , not migjh for business t a confirmed butfor cynic pleasure to whom , to what their domestic friendship or society was of no great value , , disagreeably liken them ? A . —Epsom Salts ' / / /

      The Chip'and The Block.

      THE CHIP'AND THE BLOCK .

      Upon When Itself The The Post Responsibi...

      upon When itself the the Post responsibility Office , in of its the all Telegrap absorbing hs greediness it probabl , y took did not appreciate the difficulties of the task it had set itself . Besides the keeping- in motion of the huge machinery of employes which is necessary for the due performance of the Telegraphic Services , the authorities are always at the mercy of the elements—which at the outset were decidedly obstructiveand now they find themselves in difficulties in consequence of the depredations of the boys . It seems that it is a favourite Sunday amusement of these urchins- throughout the whole is country that there to throw is scarcel stones y at a line the insulators in the Kingdom , and the which consequence can be hood said to of be Newcastle in thoroug althoug h repair h . the For whole instance of the , in lines the nei had ghbour been - gone over by a repairing , gang , and every chipped insulator had been replaced , 500 insulators have been wantonly broken in the course of six weeks . This is but one case in a dozen which the irrepressible Mr . Scudamore cites in a letter , which he has semiofficially addressed to the newspapers , begging the Editors to use in their order best . influence An appeal to , a keep d miscrieor the naug diam hty , to and the mischievous Press , we boys suppose is meant to enlist the public sympathy on the side of the the Post telegrap Office , hs when are messages generally are in an delayed unsatisfactory in transmission condition , and but we think that the more practical course would have been , for Mr . Scudamore to have put himself in communication with the Police . Of course , it is not quite possible that each telegraph post detailed can for be the guarded duty , but day some and sort night of b surveillance y a policeman might speciall surel y y be organized which would have the effect of bringing the ment offenders property to justice . In any when case they ^ in attempted writing to the to damage newspapers Govern Mr - . has Scudamore moreover has brought done no nothing credit on towards his dep lessening artment by the descending evil , , and to clap , trap , , to court popularity . The public , however , are by this time too wide awake to be taken in , and if their messages do not reach Iheir destination in proper time and in proper condition , they will require some more direct explanation of the circumstances than that contained in the recent manifesto against naughty lads who spend their Sundays in stone throwing .

      The Order Of The Day.—A Ticket For A Mor...

      The Order of the Day . —A ticket for a Morning Performance .

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), June 4, 1870, page 218, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_04061870/page/8/