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The granary keeper was away for the day, but his wife was very eager to be helpful, and so offered to carry out the sale of a bushel of buckwheat which a customer requested.
Together they went to the bin. and she proceeded to measure out the grain. She poured in two peck measures and was about to tie up the sack when, the jovial farmer interrupted. "B-but four pecks made bushel, marm”
"Oh, do they?" she replied. "You see, I never had any experience measuring grain before I was mar- ried. I always taught school."
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Artist: "You'd be surprised to know how much time was spent on this painting.”
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Friend: "Yes, I've heard that people stand here by the hour. try- Ing to make out what it repre- sents."
MARCH 12, 1936. 蟀拜讀日或拾月叁年世佰玖仟查 Price
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MEETING IN PARIS
Locarno Conference Curiosity
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THURSDAY, MARCH 12. Anniversaries and Holiday's. Anniversary of the death the late Party. Leader. Dr. Sun Yat-sen. Chinese Natiocal Customs Holiday. SL Gregory the Great, P. and D.
Chinese Auctions. Old Japanese Curlos and Bronzes, at Lammert's HK Sales Room, 2.30 p.m.
1Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Holiday,
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Paris, Mar: 10. The Paris public, which whs ourning with curiosity to
the
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and
Round The
Bend." Queen's The Irish In" Us." Central:Storm Over The Andes.” Oriental:-"Devil Dogs Of The
Air." World:"Chinese Picture." Alhambra:To Beat The Band." Majestic "Call Of The Savage." Star:-"Escape Me Never."
learn What decisions were arrived at by the conference of the Eocarno Fo-
Cinemas. wers, was disappointed when the King's Steamboar following communique in carefully guarded language, studiously
01 mention avoiding any
discussions, course taken at the was issued early this afternoon.
The
The communique' reads representatives of the Locarno Powers were assembled this morn- ing at 10.38 in the Foreign Minis- try. Great Britain was represent- ed by the Foreign Secretary Mr. An- thony Eden, Lord Halifax and Bir George Clerk, Italy, by Ambassador Cerruti, Belgium by Premier Van Zeeland and Count Kerkhove, France by the Foreign Minister, M. They stood by the garden gate Fiandin and the League of Na-
whispered huskiy, "we've walking out together for six years now, you and L”
"Now," said the schoolteacher, "give me a definition of space."
Junior stood up, flustered and red. "Space," he began, "is where there is nothing. I can't explain It exactly, but I have it in my head all right."
Dances. Australian and New Zealand Association Dance. 9 p.m.
Meetings. Annual, of Hong EX- Kung Telephone Co., Ltd.. change Building, noun; Victoria Chess Club, 5.30 p.m.; Theosophi- cal Society. 6 p.m.; Annual, of
HONGKONG. CANTON &MACAO STEAMERS bathed in moonlight. "Belle," he tions, by Minister Paul-Boncour. European Y,M.C.A.. 5.45 p.m.; Toc
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In opening the session, the For-Supper Meeting eign Minister welcomed the dele- gates of the signatory and guar- antor Powers, pointing out that the object of the conference was only to exchange views and arrive at a clear understanding of the stuation, but that there was no decisions that no agenda and
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CLASH OF OPINION? No further detalis as to what took place at this momentous con- available since all ference were the delegates are maintaining the greatest reserve. It is only known that Sir George Clerk left the meeting in order to telephone London, from which the conclu- ston drawn here is that. the 33 cussions have revealed consider- able differences of opinion, which is further substantiated by the careful wording of the official com- munique.
Billiards Senior Champlonship Final, W. Hong Sling or Lam Cho- cha v. M. M. da Silva or A. J. Osmund (Club Lusitano), 5.30 p.m. and 9 p.m.
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England Ground); (Marina Ground); Wales v. Portu- gaï (Shamsnuipo); China v. India (Navy Ground); Friendly match, Radio Indians v. Second Battery. E.K.B.R.A. (Caroline Hill), 5 p.m. Moon.-II Moon, 19th, Day. Sunrise-0.35 a.m. Sunset.-6.32
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Tides.-High at 11.10 and 23.54; Low at 5.18 and 18.04.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 13.
Holdays. Anniversaries and
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In the diplomatic circles, it is surmised that Belgium will adopt as France, the same attitude New York, Mar. 10. The leader of the New York Hft namely to refrain from entering St. Euphrasia, V. operators' strike to-day called out into negotiations with Germany the workers in 900 additional till the demilitarised zone is eva-
again though helther King's-Steamboat Round The buildings in the vital area of the cuated. Grand Central Station, following France nor Belgium, it is stated," the owners' rejection of Mayor La will formulate a direct demand for Queen's: The Irish In Us." Guardia's plan for the settlement evacuation. England, it is expect Central:- "Storm Over The Andes." SHIMONOSEKI of the disagreement over wages.
ed will advocate a formal estah- Oriental:-"Arma Karenina," SANYO HOTEL
The strikers' leader, Mr. Bam-lishment by the League of the World:"Chinese Picture" TAKARAZUKA brick, declared the "big push" was breach of the Locarno Treaty, and Alhambra:To Beat The Band."
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only starting and claimed 7.000 press for an early commencement Majestic Werewolf of London." TAKAWAZUKA
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