1936-11-19 — Page 10

WITH

HONG KONG

HOTEL

DINNER DANCES

NIGHTLY

IN THE

ROOF GARDEN

AND

THE "GRIPPS"

THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY SUPPLEMENT, NOVEMBER 19, 1936

POP

An Irate Mother

GO IN

GET YOUR HAIR-BR

The Youthful Salesman

LOOK AT THIS GENTLEMAN'S

LOVELY HEAD

OF: HAIR

EULA HOFF

AND

BOB BURNETT

in the Roof Garden

SATURDAY, 21st NOVEMBER

EXTENSION TILL 3 AM

AND

CLEAN YOUR SHOES

AND YOU

Reservations Phone 30281

THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

OUT HERE.

WITH YOUR

BARE

HEAD

ON THE

WET GRASS

(© 1214, 2y Bell Syndicaë)

YOU REALLY OUGHT TO-

TRY OUR HAIR A

RESTORER, SIR.

by J. MILLAR WATT

Why Not Go After the Money

THE INSTINCT" OF:-

SELF-PRESERVATION :....

IS PARTICULARLY MARKED

IN THE -FEMALE

WELL, DOCTOR, WHY NOT

MAKE USE OF THAN

→

HOW

WAS HE -BALD ONCE

YES SIR

GIVE UP

PSYCHOLOGY

LOOK!

HE WAS AS

BALD

AS THIS.

AND OPEN A

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SHOP

Protect

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Digestive Troubles, Summer Diarrhoea Dysentery

by using

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with the Bayer Cross.

Do not be deceived into-buying fanitations

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More Schoolboy Howlers

THILDREN often remember

the sound of a sentence parrot-like, without in the least understanding the meaning of what they have heard. Take this example: "A penny has the King's head on one side, and a girl riding a bike on the other. Her name is Ruby Tanier." And here is another of similar type: "The Equator is a menagerie. lion running round the centre of the earth.”

The most common, form of the howlers. is produced by novice's desperate efforts to fur- nish defnitions. Here are a few choice examples which demon- strate how easily the unread youth may trip up-over words of similar sound or construc- tion-

The people in Iceland are. called "Equinoxes”.

“A Glazier is a man who runs down' mountains.”

Ev© 1924: by Bell Rymdienow)

"Moths do not eat much bei cause they live on holes."

swan is called a

A young singlet."

"The Royal Mint is what the King puts, on his roast lamb.”

"A spectre is a man who cheers a football team.”.

"Meteors tell you how much gas you are using.”

“Spaghetti is what they throw about at weddings.”. ✔

"A man who lives to be a hun- dred, is called a centipede.".

"Joan of Arc was Noah's wife."

"Before a team can become a monk, he has to have his tonsils cut.**

means

"Average

something that hens lay their eggs on."

"The masculine of vixen is- vicar."

"In 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers crossed the oceaa. This is known

as the. "Pilgrim's Progress.”

she fanction of the stomach

"Virgil is the man who cleans is to held up the petticoat." up churches."

“Sub judice is the bench on

"A vacuum is where the Pope which judges sit.” of Rome lives

"Mandolines are high Chinese, officials.

“Lumbago is 1 mineral used for making <pencils.*

“Politics are a deadly" form, at insect life.”

"Biology is the science of part chasing.

“Encroach means the wife of

Climate Jasts all the

A total eclipse is one which lasts for ever." "Transparent

means

thing you can see through,” as for instance **** a keyhole.”

“A buttress is a female gostos A draft clerk, is a man who works in a banic and opens zd "shuts the doors for customers.

estion “A hobby is the

gardenia is the wife of

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9.26

-WEST

NORTH

Bridge Problem

The bidding. (both siổn vii- nerable):- North East

South West Pass 24 Pass4 N. T.. Pass

5 N... Pass

Double Pas

Pass

Opening lead by West, the Jack of hearts. South's even bid was a; „stretch --- six,” would have best correct," Nevertheless bei managed to" maka" his. contract, even a caingt Eagi's. Dee-trumps to the qu How did he do 112 (or să- swar below.)))

SOUTH

EAST

40 1934, by Bell Synd