The magic umbrellas Finish:Stretched In the centre is a

In the centre is a view of the City of London with boats on the River Thames in the foreground

Foreign trips were very popular during the mid Victorian period and the point Mr Punch is making is that the foreigners make their fortunes out of the tourist industry through a system of ruthless overcharging

destroyed by fire

'Opening for business'

the Australian marsupial

The magic umbrellas Finish:Stretched In the centre is aThe magic umbrellas, 1922. Lu Yueh opens plague disseminating umbrellas while Yang Jen waves magic fan reducing umbrellas to dust and burns a fort. From Myths and Legends of China, by Edward TC Werner, published by George G Harrap & Co, 1922.