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After purchasing a railway ticket a lady was asked by the booking clerk whether she would take an insurance ticket. "No. thanks," she replied, "we are always taking tickets for this and that, and we never have any luck."
He had been manhandled by a footpad and robbed. At the end of the proceedings he said bitterly to his assailant: "Why did you leave me two bob in my pocket?"
"Oh," said the footpad, moved off the bloke at the next corner gets nasty if I don't leave some- thing for hun."
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An actress was hurrying nome to lunch deep in thought when she passed a fishmonger's window, and her attention was attracted by a long row of cod on display.
"Good gracious!" she said, as she looked at their flat, expressionless heads and eyes, that reminds me that I have a matinee to-day,"
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"Pardon me," said the stranger, "are you a resident here?"
"Yes," was the answer. "I've been here goin' on 50 years. What kin I do for you?"
"I am looking for a criminal law- yer," said the stranger: "Have you any here?".
"Well," said the other. "Reze pretty sure we have, but we can't prove it."
A hatter in a thriving town stuck the following notice on his win- dow:-
Our felt hats n so well that they are "not felt.
Not to be outdone, the 111 across the way produced the fol-. lowing gem-
"Our carpets are sold by the yard, but
are not worn by the foot."
Bill, dear," whispered the our; glar's bride, as he started on his evening's work, "try to be a little more quiet when you come in to- night."-
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"Certainly, kid," replied the fond husband. "Did I wake you up las -night?"
"No, but you awakened mother. And I don't want her running up to the prison and complaining to father that I married an amateur.”
SANCTIONS AGAINST
AGGRESSOR
Intensification Urged By Negue
[Special to the dong Kong Da ly
Press" \Gopyright).] ́
Desale, Feb. 29.
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KING RELAXES DIARY OF LOCAL
FORMALITY
Change In Court Customs
London, Feb. 29. Signs are not wanting that the King is relaxing much of the formality which has always sur- rounded the Court. The King has made it known that a frock coat is no longer necessary for formal functions when uniform is not worn, but a morning coat is per
missible.
EVENTS
MONDAY, MARCH 2, Anniversaries sad Holidays-a St. Simplicius P. and St. Chad, Bishop, (673).
Auctions-Household Furniture, 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon, 2:30 p.m.
t
Cinemas King's: Barbary Coast." Queen's-"Rose of the Rand.o." "Central:-"G.-Men."
Oriental:-"The Last Outpeat," World:-Oninese Picture Alhambra:-"Whipsaw." Majestic: "A Night At The
Opera,"
Star: The Nitwits"
Dances-Cheero Club Dance, 8.30
There was a toimh of inform- allty i the King's visit to the British Industries Pair, when he wore a bowler hat which he carpm ried most of the time. There will De 10 formality when he vist Glasgow next week to inspect the Queen Mary. He will travel in a coach attached to the ordinary night train to Scotland.
Pedestrians were pleasantly ur- prised to see the King walking in the street the other evening when His Majesty proceeded on foot from the Palace to Buckingham Gate to attend a meeting of Duchy of Cornwall warten."
£3 soon Buckingham Palace being tristalled with a squash court-and swimming bath to enable the King to indulge in the exercise on which he has always been so keen.
The
coronation arrangements are proceeding apace. It is under- stood that several dates in June 1937 have been suggested- Reuter.
U.S. SECURITY IN PACIFIC
Construction Of New Vessels
Washington, Feb. 28. The presence of the United States flect in the Pacine and the conditions in the Far East which have recently given rise to much apprehension, were stressed before the House Nayal Committee to-day as emphasising the necessity for rehabilitation of the West Coast ship-building and repair facilities.
The Pacific Coast Congressional delegation urged a six per cent. differential in favour of West Coast. stupbuilding Arms in the proposed construction of fifty-four auxillary naval vessels,
"We should be worse than blind we closed cur eyes to the condi- tions in the Far East," declared Representative Kahn, one of the influential. Westerners.
In a statement made before for- eign press representatives here. the Negus expressed the hope that the Committee of Eighteen, which is meeting at Geneva on Monday, would decide to intensify the to overlook." sanctions against Italy:
The Negua declared that the military situation was relatively favourable. The Army was now well equipped and provisioned. since the initial difficulties had peen definitely overcome- Transocean News ServicĄ,
.DEFEATIST ATTEMPTS
Rome, Feb. 29.
A further attempt to defeat the sanctions has been made by the Government, by a decree making an admixture of 20 per cent. al- cohol to all petrol used compulsory. The Government justifies this measure by saying that foreign Inel should be replaced as far as possible by home products, and that this is a precautionary men sure against the impending ou sanctions.--
ransocean News Eervice,
"This is a matter of self-defence which the Committee cannot afford
Representative. Tolan
declared that the slightest spark was likely
set the world anre.
"If war comes, you know whence It will come," he declared. "Imag ine our position with a conflict in the Pacific and if something hap- pened to the Panama Canal so that ships could not reach the East Coust for repair!”— &cutor.
LEAGUE ASCENCE
TO CHINA
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Geneva, Feb. 28
The China Committee of the
Meetings.-Annual Mess Meeting of HK.V.D.C., 5.45 p.m.; Monthly, of HK, Football Association Coun cil, 5.30 p.m.
..
Miscellaneous, -- Alice Memorial and Amliated Hospitals' Annual "Pound Day."
Social-Matshed Church Social for members of Women's Section of R.AO.CA 3 to 6 pm
Sports
Boxing. Naval Boxing Tourna- ment at China Fleet Club, 8.30
WALANG MDay Spas p.m.
Moon-II Moon, 9th. Day.. Sunrise-6.44 a.m. Sunset.-8.71
p.m.
Tides.-High at 18.35; Low at.
0.69
TUESDAY, MARCH 3. Ann.versaries and Holidays.- St, Luctus, P. and M.
Auctions. Household Furniture, Lammert's H.K, Sales Room, 2.30
p.m.
Cinemas
King's: "Barbary Const." Queen's:-"One Exciting Adven-
ture."
Central: G.-Men,"
Orienta"The Last Outposs
World."Chinese Picture " Alhambra:-The Man Who broke
the Bank at Monte Carlo." Majestic: "A Night At The
Opera," Star:-"The Nitwits.
Lectures.-Miss Kathleen P. Cu-" iin on "Music in Words." Helena May, 5.30 p.m.
Meetings. Committee Meeting of Kowloon Chess Club, 5.30 p.; Fifth Session of HK. Branch of the English Association. Helena May, 5.30 p.m.; St. Andrew's Church Mother's Union, 3 p.m. ›
Miscellaneous-Matshed Church' Ladies' Bewing Bee, Games' Moru--- ing and Social, 10 a.m.: Rotary Tiffin, Hong Kong Hotel.
Rehearsals. Hong Kong Sing: ers, E.K. Unton Church, 5.30 p.m.
Religious.--St. Andrew's Church Lenten Service and Address, 9. p.m.,
Social-Cheero Club Whist Drive,,. 8.30 p.m.; Soldiers and Airmen's Christian Asscn., Hong Kong Union Church Hall, 7.30 p.m. - Moon.--II Moon, "10th. Day Sunrise.-6.43 a.m, Sunset.-4.28
p.m.
Tides-High at 17.57: Low ar
0.59.
CHANGE" OF VICEROYS.
IN INDIA
'New Dalhi, Feb. 28. Lord Willingdom, the retiring Viceroy, will depart from New Delhi on April 15 for Bombay, and will sail for England on April 18.
The new Viceroy, the Marquis of Linlithgow, arrives in Bombay on April 17 and will be sworn into office at New Delhi on the follow- ing day.
Reuter's Bulletin: Service
League. Council, which is presided The Committee will discuss plans over by the President present for technical collaboration with Mr. Standley Bruce of Austrella,te, China in 1936- convened for Monday,
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