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BIRTH.

Another rather shorter experi ence of the same Viva, happened to | a3friend of mine.“

The examiner" placed the tipa, of bis fingers together and said bland- Fly: “Can you tell us anything about

the Parable of the Sower?"

My friend could, and began with Alacrity: "A Sower want] forth" "Thank you," beanied the examiner. "We, too, know, tho frost."Paterborough in The Dally

Telegraph.

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Lottesles and Employment.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER -20--

THAT

LAST - MOMENT SHOPPING!

A REMINDER OF LAST THURSDAY IN THE COLONY.

Let's buy it and call

it Baby's present to her."

"How much?" groaned Jim. "Twelve dollars," sald the assin- tant.

It was Christmas Eve, and Janice Į to put in it. with a bright smile, but a weary sigh, threw herself into a clair and The Irish sweepstakes have been begged for a chota peg. far-reaching in this economic effect.

"Everything's ready," she said, poj Not only have they enabled the Irish people to re-equip their hospitals, her husband handed her the needed thus providing employment for beverage.

And all my money spent, I supa chit. doctors, nurses, builders, and manu- facturare of surgical instruments. pose," said Jim gloomily.

"No, They have also been responsible for beautifully this year. the creation of a sweepstake seere-

"How cheap!" exclaimed Janice. "Is it?" said Bill, as he fumbled for the money and decided to sign

"What delightful hankles," cried darling. I've managed Janice darting, happily towards an- Cheer up, other counter, followed with

tariat, which is as large as a Gov-and don't be a wet blanket. Every alacrity by the assistant and slow erament Department and which body has been remembered and I've motion by Jim. presumably will be permanent. They only spent the money wo budgeted have also been responsible for the for presents." withdrawal of several millions of "That's splendid," English money out of this country brightening up and helping himself for the benefit of Irish trade and to another peg. Irish institutions. This, too, at it was, and then, "Oh!" from Janice. present?" demanded

"Darling, I do want some hankies. Give me some for a Christmas-box," snid Jim, |pleaded Janice.

"Is there any difference between For five minutes | a Chrlatmas-box and a Christmas

Jim.

"What's the matter?" said Jim, "I've just remembered the Lestor's baby. You know, they

a time when our own hospitala, are hardly able to keep their heade above water and when even our children's hospitals are shrieking sent Moira a lovely Teddy-bear last year and we forgot their baby com- for money.

Truly, in our, inconsistencies we pletely." are a wonderful nation.Londoner in the Evening Standard.

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thought the new evening dress was my Christmas present to you?”

"Well these can be from the chil dren," smiled Janice,

"How much?" sald Bill, and sign- 'ed again. ""That is twenty-six dollars over

the budget," he remarked.

Janica wasn't listening. She had made another discovery,

"Look, Jim darling," ahe cried. "There is just the very thing for you a silk dreshing-gown! How much is it?"

"Well," said Jim stoically. suppose you want me to get out the car?"

"Yes please, darling. We'll just then we can go and get that and Behind the publication of an have a nice, comfy evening by the authorised history of the Bank fire."

How Rumour Works,

timo

Fof England lies a piquant little They drove to a store where

story illustrative of the grip Mr.

Janice spent a considerable" Montagu Norman has on the pub-making up her mind whether sho lic imagination...\.

.

Some days ago the whisper preferred a pink elephant or a blue

rabbit. went round that Mr. Norman hadi written a volume of reminiscences

it was frank, it was sensation- al; the "mystory man" of fir-the rabbit four. ance had told all.

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"What's the price?" said Jim, "The elephant is six dollars, and

"Then take the rabbit" said Jim with admirable prompitude. a scandalous price anyway."

"But the elephant is such a nice pink," sighed Janice.

"It'll be black in a 'week's time," comforted Jim,

street scene that wasn't funny'ut all, or smiling over comic strips MeBRIDE-At Victoria Hospital, that depicted some form of hu-

I made inquiries in the right on December 25, 1931, to Mr. and Mrs. A. H. McBride, aman discomfort?" asks a writer quarter, therefore, and discover daughter. Still born:

And adds, "Look at the way ed that all he had done was to they jam outside the moving-write a 200-word introduction to the new history of the Bank. picture theatres if somebody like Rumour, "passing it down,"

"All right, I'll take the rabbit. Harold Lloyd or Charlie Chaplin quickly, accomplished the rest! happened to be the attraction! -Peterborough in the Daily Oh! Jim, look at that lovely doll.

Moira would love that." Telegraph.

'But havn't you got her a doll's They stand in line almost as if

cot?" they had brought with them

News in Brief. "Yes, but she'd love that new doll under their overcosts, or in their handbags, little bundles of Yesterday's lowest open air tem laughter which they were patheperature was 56 degrees up to 4 The humidity rose from 53 tically eager to offer up. One little tickle from a back at 10 am to 64 at 4 p.m. ward kick of Chaplin, or the

The China Mail

Hong Kong, Saturday, Dec. 26, 1931.

Laughter.

"I cannot say whether we had more wit amongst us now than usual, but I am certain we had more laughing, which answered the end as well."

p.m.

AT THE AQUARIUM,

Stranger Interesting Creatures.

MANY NEW EXHIBITS.

Those who have been to the It is notified that Hie Excellency Aquarium only once and think that to-day Yes, there is a genuine desire the Governor in Council has ap- they have seen everything are very There for laughter and yet more laugh-pointed Saturday, January 2, to be much mistaken, for the Aquarium la constantly changing its exhibits, ter, but we will not laugh; at observed as a general holiday.

and' has so many strange.and inter-

...

come.

any rate, we do not laugh as Mr. S. Randall, living at 86esting creatures. held in reserve much as we ought to laugh. Let Nathan Road, top floor, has report- that it is safe to say that with tis laugh - a laugh a day to ed to the Police the loss of clothing, changes of two or three exhibits per worth $100, from his house. The week, it would still be possible to keep the doctor away. Let theft is believed to have occurred on have something new for months to laugh that the world. may Christmas Eve, laugh with us. Let us: "Laugh

The very latest exhibits at the with a vast and inextinguishable the Sailors' and Soldiers Home, bear cubs which arrived at 11.30 The President and. Committee, of Aquarium are two very playful black laughter," as Shelley advised.

gratefully acknowledge the receipt pm on Wednesday. They are now "You hear that boy langhing? of the following donation to the housed in the enclosure formerly oc- -You think he's all fun; funds of the Home-H.M.S. Cum cupled by the leopard cub. Thass two Teddies, wihch are only eight But the angels laugh, too, at berland (Ship's fund), $109.

the good he has done;

months old, came from the interior Whilst engaged in limewashing at about 25 miles beyond Wuchow, and The children laugh loud as they 63 Pokfulam Road, Ho Hing, (60), with their pranks they, rival the

troop at his call,

"Forty dollars, madam.” "Darling, it is cheap," erled the "I'll give it to affectionate wife. you for Christmas," she added generously, but Jim caught her firm- ly by the arm and piloted her back to the car. "No you don't," he said grimly. "I can't afford it.".

Janico still smiled happily. "Christmas comes but once a year.” she said.

"That's no reason why we should spend all the money wo havn't got.” reminded Jim.

The cosy evening had gone, much money had gone, and most of the

whisky.

"And people wonder why men take to drink," said Jim as he emptied the decanter.-B.O...

car; two leopard snakes; a large lizard from Sourabaya; a toad- headed lizard; and last, but not least, two green (hyla) toads, A peculiar thing about these. Istter is that they change their colour, and as forecastors of wet weather they are nature'a own barometer. Just before the coming of rain their colour becomes dark, while, when the weather is fine, their colour is a beautiful Jade green.

To-day's Thought.

The only argument some people advance for wanting more fe that others are getting more than their

share.

Ten Years Ago.

New scales of charges for radio- owlishness of Lloyd, and they logical, bacteriological, and analy pour the precious fluid of laugh- tical examinations are published in So is it written in Goldsmith's ter at the feet of their come-the Government Gazette, "The Vicar of Wakefield." So dians."

also may many of us write in similar strain. has been, and there is yet, much laughter in the Colony: And how good a thing it has been to hear! The laughter of children, of young men and women, of old men and old women, have been heard in' all parts of the Island Colony. And, surely, we are the better for it all. And, in spite of that satirist, William Con- that, greve, who has told us "There is nothing more un- becoming a man of quality than

Cathedral on Christmas Day were to laugh," let us not cease to

on behalf of the fund for the new laugh with the passing of this

And the poor man that knowa

Diocesan Boys' School. The Appeal fpyful season. Let us carry him laughs loudest of all." fractured his right thigh, and cut Other recent new, exhibits, are a Commities have already received or He was taken to the blue. Kingfisher; a poisonous sen have been promised SUM of laughter along into the year Now is the season for resalu-his head.

Government Clyl) Hospital. ahead; let us laugh our several tions. What about" a "résolution

anake which only cats fish which $39,000 for buildings and $11,000 have no swimming bladder; bamboo for endowment. In addition cer ways through life. It will help to laugh at least once a day, in Miss Tarrant, residing at Repulse snakes;, two large and two small tain business houses are giving us to whether any depressing the New Year?

Bay, Hotel, reports that at about pythons, one of the large ones being annual donations toward the new 2.40 am. on Christmas Day, while days that may be in store. Let

jas much as eight yards long; a large school Instead, of large capital travelling in a motor boat belong-radiata turtle, s native of Madagas. sums.com, cá ing, to the George Byng Motor Boat From Other Pens. Co., she lost brown leather hand-

us laugh and be not of the quality, Let us be Dr. Jéddlers and look upon the world as a "great prac- tical joke, something too absurd to be considered seriously by any rational man.". Let us even emulate the "Laughing Philoso- pher," Democritos, who is said to have laughed or jeered at the feeble powers of man so wholly

in the hands of fate, that no- thing he did or sald was uncan trolled.

Wilde's Viva.

under

of Yu Lok Lane, had the misfortune monkeys as the centre of attraction. to fall from a height of 25 feet. He

Poisonous Sea Snake.

bag containing a 850 bond for the Sincero Co., $40 in Hong Kong currency, and a rosary. The latter is of great intrinsic value to the

Personal Par.

owner. One of the best Oxford stories of the Viva for “Divvers,” now about to be abolished, saed to be told of Oscar Wilde, when an graduate at Magdalen. He was It is notified that Mr. Philip asked to take a Greek Testament Jacks résumed daty as Land Officer and translate the passage in the on December 19. Acts dealing with St. Paul's ship wrock,

Wilde sailed along fluently

The world I genuine- enough, though with' sufficient

RIDDLES.

Why are so few horses needed in

Where should the E's in "Persevere"

Ilya

ly enger to smile, and from a hesitation to create, some suspicion the Tale of Wight? smile, to break into laugther, of previous unfamiliarity with the Becanso visitors prefer, Cowes to There is something pathetfe text. After a few verses the Ryde.

examiner stopped him with the re about this genuine eagerness to mark "Thank you, Mr. Wilde; that In Ceylon, because they are Cingal- which, for some reason or an: will-do"

pet lens (alngle Ela) ry excuse me sold Wilde, Why Is a clever architect like a other, we do not permit pur selves to give free rein

politely, "while I glance at the end popular actori, of the chapter! I am no curious to "Ever see a crowd of people know whether the good man er

ing desperately to laugh at a caped."

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What precious stone is found Because he draws, good houses most English fields?

Agate (a gats).

[From the "China Mall" of

December 26, 1921.1

To-day's dollar is worth 2/7%.

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