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1:

MR. EMANUEL ON OUR LOVE OF **CHESTNUTS."

Newspaper Wi.

Spyaking, of British wit and humour

ENTERTAINMENT·

THEATRE-

ROYAL

Nam.

April 16th, 17th and 18th Amerity

at 9.15 p.m.

Atins

of today, Mr. Walter Emanuel (Chari-NDER THE GOVERNOR and LADY

the Distinguished Parranags of Bramble raria of Punch), as x ́moeting of the

Bitomart Loulou Hranch of the Sutional Book MAY, HE. Vice Admiral T. H.M. JARAM,

C.B. and Mas, Jesman, H. E. Major | Gadina Trade Providont Society, hold:

General KELLY, C., and Mas. Kult, Chalmer Stations Hall, on February 27, with The Honourable ME CLAUD SEVERA, Mfr. Arthur Waugh prosiding, said that | Commoders and Mea; AWAYRUTKER,

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he had dealt with the subject fourteen years ago in an essay which would be absolutely fred to them all, because it was contained in one of his books,

This most striking characteristic of British wit and humour, as they then appeared to him was the way in which they had spread. One now. met with them everywhere, aid every paper hurt a humorist, its staf, and his in was always kept in the same column so that they could identify it. "The evening papers were even more witty and humor Fous and sido by side with a descriptivni of the burial of a statesman in West- minar Abbey were crisp, witty pars- graphs, headed: To light side of the funeral."

"

***BEDARD OF OLD FRIENDS." The British quality of comic grusiva lag in its splendid wal touching loyalty to and regard for ald friends. The joke (that hnd ochilarated the early ninateanth

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FOREIGNEER SUICIDE

Leentury was cheerfully welcined at the COMMITS IN TIENTSIN, Triumph -

dawn of the twentieth. No mere coin- cidence could account for this, sind in

could not fail to impres mere foreigners with our bull-dog tenacity? If a man brught us a joke, wa requimd to be satisfied about its durability. Would it wear well? There were some jokes that we had learnt to revere, and their his Įtoria ties it would be difficult to estimate -in fact, his own theory of one fine old chestnut was that it was the joke for which Cain slow Abel.

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Death extracts a considerable toll from Welland loreigners in Tientsin during the your Widgeon but it is rarely fled that suicide" is Woodcock the cause says the Peking and Tieu

Woodlari isin Times" of the 28th pho. It was annoyth therefore ut!" Has more startling when the f news became general in Tientsin yes-C.38 terday of, the duth of Mr. Gustava | €,57, Schmidt az the Pension Goldan on Win) (0.08 neviday night.

river gunboat.

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Name.

Owing to the policy that certain - an- As to our Butional appreciation of thorities have seen fit to adopt. details 936 humour, he was inclined to think we had the distressing tragedy arm

very .037 the quality of humour we deserved, Her. From independent enquiries it 58 was reminded, in fact, of the American has been ascertained that the deccased Senator who at a dinner said, "I fancy went to his roum on Wodanday even I will take plaice."What, Senator,ing and muffling himself in a blanket still a place-seeker" remarked. wit.to dieguler the sound, shot himseli "Yes," said the Senator as he drew a through the homi with a pistol. A dise; | revolver and shot him divad, After the trossing finture of the case was that sur} inke had been explained to the Senator Body was not discovered until 18 or 2) `Kowloon Marine Lot No. 48 with Wharf. he had a good laugh, and said he had hours after death had occurred. From WINDSOR LODGE, Kimberley Road, acted tou hastily; but to show he had the appearance of the benly there was Kowloon, 6 rooms and Tennis court,

no grudge he attended the wit's funeral.every judication that death hul boen. No. 3 MINDEN VILLAS.

Our parliamentary, sense of humour was instratuenes and the German author- i FLATS is Nathan Road and Humphreys wearing very well, and the same howlities were comiumiested with and took Buildings, from 1st May.

of laughter which greeted 'ono of the the usual soups us to the disposad ur Apply.co

ancient burons when he sat upon his the mummins,

Fiscria Elipsbeth HUMPHREY'S ESTATE & FINANCE wk now greeted the modern mem-

Mr. Schmidt had been depressed 'wand Co., LTD,

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Di sit Hongkong, "April 4, 1924.

national crisis-when he sat upon his came to China in 18 as nilitary in- silk bat.

strettor tu Yann Shih-kai's troops. Klober Fear yours later he berate a merchant Mostealin The foregoing reprosented his. Mr. und was due a fine a partner in the firm Decides Emanuel's) views fartres years ago. of E. Lee -f "Eientsin. Tu 10085 his lovcarnes | Today he considered fe ha improved. a partner in the North China Handles Argus To start with, there were fewer comic geoliselmft with Mr.. A. Betteber, but | Vigilante papets, and Punch was a very different the partnership was dissolved Ined month

Psiho paper, and, under the editorship of Sir on the sale of the business Owen Samay, it was better than ever Raduncher, of Hamburg. Since then Dondard de Ingres befure, sport from his (Mr. Emumusľ ́s) | the deceased had been living very contribution to its contents. Mr. Zang-quietly. He was 65 years of age, anni will. he reminded them, had formerly it is thought that business worries had said that the essence of humour was sir something to do with his decision to pris--that was why wer pleased bring his life in such an untimely end. when wo an a joke in Punch. There Mr. Sclunidt was immersely popular in • Styx was never a more goodly company of the ferman community for Tientsin. Froade men and women making jokes than at

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and

A. Tourisen-year-old schcoiboy named ho realled the names of Mr. W. W. Juens, Sir J. M. Barrie, Me Bernard P. E. Barrington, travelling from Shil. Shaw. Mr. G. K. Chesterton, Sir Owen long. India, to Chesterfield, is beloved Mousquet Sennins, Mr. Barry Pain, 31r. Zungwill, to be lest in London. The Express" Mancha

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toonists of the moment. There was also arrived at the Royal Albers Docks remden SUP PAT POU STREET. 4 considerable increase of comic judges cently. He is the son of English par in our country, not only in the Highs, and had been sent a England to Courts but also in the younty courts, complete his education at Mount St. and even among the police court raagis. Mary's College, Chesterfield, ons of the Jaguar and No. 120, Commught Road Central rates. Some of the latter, wers nearly foremost Roman Catholic schools in theipzig

a good jokers as the others in the High Country. So far as can be meertained, Lachs Courts who pot higher salaries, Death all the passengers in the Novari joined Nurburg

the train for Fenchurch Street Station lost half its terrors when & murderer wis ut the docks, but no one noticed the boy | scntenard" to death by a comic judge.

Jokes were even being made in the froin that point. The Derbyshire police The Kaiser, for in have taken up the case, and Scotland. highest circles, stioner, had in 1908 achieved an Im. yard and all metropolitan police stations Taku perial joke. Another had, it was hinted have been notified of Harrington's dia Tiger on good authority, been laid down, and appearance. The polico are hacalicap. Taingiau might be expected to be launched in bed, however, because they have no Vaterland 1015. We could, however, in view of details concerning the boy.

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the island of Malacoota, in the New Hcbrides, three of the crew of the keteli Gaudelcape being done to death by the natives, and afterwards, enten. Only a The Bev. W. F. Cobb, who has brief account of the affair had boen rok resigned the living of Nettlestead, Kent,ceived in Noumea when the Vila de la in favour of his son, the Rer. W. F. Cobb Ciotat saded, but it would appoar the AT jan, hnd himself succeeded bis father 59| yeath ago.

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the Gaudeloupe, a French recruiting, ves Albany sol, had been engaged in a recruiting. Bainbridgi trip through the group, and the evident Barry ly called at Halsocols to socztais il there was any possibility of inducing Chancay ́some of the "natives ́to taka service on the plantatform. In years gone by this island was one of the arourite incraft Dais ing grounds, and many thousands of in- Decatur habitante; have worked on the various || 11 Cano plantation, but they have always hað | Halens - a bad reputation, and traders and other Mokloa rarely linded there, or with & wall. Monidbook armed force. Even then lere hare boon:

Houterey Infimersble tragedies, and many 'an un

Pampanga wury izider or sailor has made a. foust for the tribe: In the prosent Instance 16 Placataqua

is not desz exactly what occurred, but i Pompey

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