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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY SUPPLEMENT, DECEMBER .9, .1938
CABBAGES AND KINGS
Respect
Hollywood has assured the Bronte. Society that "Wuthering Heights" will not be renamed. This is a great disappointment to one of the assistant writers who co-operate with the chief writers in producing rough drafts of ten- tative titles.
He thought Mr. Goldwyn would like one or other of
"Katherine Gets Her Man" "Daughter of the Moors" "Secrets of the Night" "The-Doom-of-Love"
"The Return of Katherine Lin-
ton"
As it is, they're going to be re- actionary and stick to Brontes idea.
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Do Sell Me This Pup !
Every day for a fortnight a 'San Antonio, Texas, woman has had an old dollar note brought to her by her dog. His nose shows that he digs for the notes, but no one has found the secret trea- sure. "Central News."
Each day for a fortnight a dollar Has been carried home by a
dog:
He's found through the loop of
his collar
The secret we seek in a fog: This source of continual riches
Is somewhere in Texas, they
say:
And only the dog, with his snitch,
is
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Its visitor every day.
His mistress receives from the
doggie
The dollars he seflessly
brings-
A prospect which renders me
groggy
(To think of such beautiful
things):
Quite useless to up and to tell me
That lucre is filthy-my hat!
I only wish someone would sell
me
A pup with a talent like, that! -By F. G. H. Salusbury
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in the "Herald.”
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Cheek
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A South African wrote to a Sheffield firm as follows:- Dears Sirs,
Enclosed please find 58. to pur- chase one of your famous razors.
Yours truly,
Simple Simon. P.S. I forgot to get the postal order when in town to-day but a firm of your standing will doubt- less send the razor without the money. He later received a re- ply as follows:- Dear Sir,
We send herewith one of our celebrated razors and trust you
The Y.M.C.A. hockey team which ́. beat Combined Small Units. on Saturday by 4 goals to nil.
will find it satisfactory.
We remain,
"Yours obediently,
Sheffield.
P.S. We have forgotten to en- close the razor but no doubt a man with a cheek like your's will do quite as well without it.
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One of the troubles of this modern age is that too many people are spending money they have not yet earned for things they do not need, to impress peo- ple they don't like,
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the
THE CHANGE "What's happened to mother who used to put a candle in the window to guide her wan- dering son?"
"Now she turns on the flood- lights at the landing field."
* * * TRAPPED
"Is your watch going?" said she, stifling a yawn. "Yes," he replied.. "How soon?"
A CHANGE
She: "Dad thinks you'll be a labourer working for Farmer 'Hodge all your life, Dave!"
Dave: "Oh, 'e 'do, do 'e? Well 'e be wrong! One o' these days 'is son'll take over t' farm.”
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ARGUMENT FOR INSURANCE "Hurrah! Five dollars for my latest story."
"Congratulations, young man. From whom did you get the money?"
"From the express company. They lost it."
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CHEERS!
Any girl can be gay in a classy
compe,
In a taxi they all can be jolly, But the girl worth while Is the one who can smile When you're taking her home
on the trolley.
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** THE GAUGE
"Why do you wear a straw hat. for bathing?" someone asked him.
"Well, I can't swim, and when I see my hat floating away I know I'm out of my depth."
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