1937-04-22 — Page 31

THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY SUPPLEMENT, APRIL 22, 1937

A recent portrait of Mrs, B. Thorpe, wife of Police Sub-Inspec- tor Thorpe..

I would like

to Karinas....

who the

timid

very young man was who asked his taipan: "Please, Sir, I'd like to have next week off if it is con-

**Oh, venient."

you would, would you?" said the taipan. "May I ask what for?” “Well, my young lady is going on her honeymoon and I'd like to go with her.”

who the rather acid gen- tleman is who upon meeting a friend said:

"Hullo! How are you getting along?"

"Not so

badly," said

the

other, "keeping alive."

he

The first man eyed the other for moment, then, as

a turned away, he asked casual- ly:

"What is your motive?"

who that "life of the party" was who for two hours had been a complete pest. His imitations were terrible, rang- ing from George Arliss to

In the humming bird.

a

far

corner had been sitting the man with the screwed-up face. "What would, you like to see the me imitate now?" asked bore.

The man moved. He spoke. "How about a wart hog that's seen its shadow ?"

who the local dandy is who is in his early fifties, but who is still considered a hand- some man. He is tall, and broad, and takes a great pride in his appearance.

. His clothes are always of the best. His finger nails are He always neatly groomed. shaves twice a day, and his barber trims his hair every

afternoon. fifth

That is to say, the barber trims what is left of his hair.

For, sad to relate, his lack of hair is the only thing that from being the keeps him most handsome man in town. He grew. prematurely bald To-day all many years ago. that remain atop his scalp are six lonely hairs.

He pampered these hairs like a mother fusses about her precious babies. Three times each day he combed the six hairs very vigorously. He had

Miss Eileen Lee, the well-known Hong Kong Chinese film star, with the silver trophy presented her for her acting in the film "The Waitress.

his barber massage his scalp regularly so that the-hairs had plenty of life and vigour.

One bright morning, then, he stepped out of his bed with a smile on his face. He was feeling happy. He sang mer rily as he stepped under the cold shower. He put on his underclothes and then stepped up to the mirror.

Suddenly, his face blanched He as he eyed his reflection. tottered, and had to grab a chair for support. For there. in the mirror he had noticed that one of his six hairs had mysteriously dropped out while he was sleeping!

He began to sob brokenly.

blubbered, "My God," he "I'm growing bald!"

who the two young and gay lads were who were driv- ing the other day around the island. One said to the own-

er of the car:

"The horn on your car must be broken."

"No, it is just indifferent,” replied the other.

"Indifferent? What do you

* mean?"

"It just doesn't give a hoot."

who the timid young man was who said to the girl friend: "I haven't the cheek to kiss you.

“Use mine,” was the lacomic reply.

who the local physician was who told his patient:

"Frequent water-drinking prevents you from becoming stiff in the joints.”

"Yes," said the patient, “but some of the joints don't serve water."

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