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HUMOUR: ANCIENT AND MODERN.

"Didn't he once say he would never speak to you, again ?"

"Yes; but a few days afterwards he aw I had a cold, and he couldn't resist the temptation to tell me of a sure cure."

The explorer was describing one of his narrow escapes top crowd of people. I grabbed hold of the lion's neck, rolled over and over, and-,"

Voice: "And fell out of bed !".

very

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1929.

THE FAMILY ALBUM-THE POCKET KNIFE

At a dinner party a lady was introduced to a Chinese gentleman. "He 110 speak velly' good Chince," she said, flustered.

"Never mind, madam." be re- sponded. "I think I ear manage to converse tolerably well in Eng lish for half an hour or as."

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They had just returned from a bridge party, and the husband was a bad loser. This evening he was in a particularly trying temper" be- cause they had lost more than usual:

Over supper they were talking about the game, and the man was going over most of the hands he had held.

Brown had just had telephone connection between his office and house established and was ploused with it. "I tell you, Smith," he was saying, "this tole

Now, in the last," he complain phone business is wonderfuled to his wife, you might have thing. I want you to dine with guessed that I hadn't got a heart." me this evening, and I will tell Mrs.

"Oh, I knew that a long time

but I did think you had a brain."

Brown to expect you." (Speaking, returned the other sweetly; through the telephone): My friend Smith will dine with us this evening. Now listen and hear how distinctly her reply will come back."

Mrs. Brown's reply came back with starling distincturss: "Ask your friend Smith if he thinks we keen a hotel."

In her draped and darkened tent the amateur plamist was telling fortunes for the charity bazar.

"Ah," she said, with alow im- pressiveness to the fair maiden who impatiently awaited her fate, "I see by your hand that you are go- ing to be married.”

"How wonderful breathed the client, with blush and a giggle.

And," went on the wise one. a note of acerbity creeping into her voice, "I see the happy one is to be Mr. Binks.'

"But, surely." demurred the maid, you cannot read that from the lines in my hand ?".

Having spent an hour explain- ing to her young class the relative values of certain small coins, the teacher, to test one little gir), ask-} ed her which 'she would prefer-two halfpennies or a penny. The child instantly declared in favour of the two halfpennies.

But why the teacher wanted to know. "Have I not told you over and over again that a penny in every bit as good as two hall. pennies 1"

"Yes, miss," answered the young- ster, "but if I lose one ha'penny, I should still have another left: while it I lost my penny. I should have nothing."

A schoolmiatriess was conducting An examination in mathematics. Tarning to a bright-eyed Beat of six, she asked, suddenly: "Johnny, what's three times eight 1

Like lighting came the reply. Twenty-four.

Very good, Johnay, very good "Lines!" exclaimed the sibyl, ¦ indeed," said the teacher. with sudden SCOTT.

"Very good said Johnny, con- wearng the ring I returned to Mr. temptuously. Dammit, it's per Binks three weeks ago,”

i fect!"

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36.-Electrified particle

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By GLUYAS WILLIAMS

$561

SEARCHES FOR

POCKET KNIFE TO SHARPEN PENCIL WITH

SHOUTS WHO KNOWS WHERE HIS KNIFE IS,

HE'S DOING SOME FIGURING AND HIS PENCIL BROKE..

WIFE REMEMBERS. SHE HAD IT TO OPEN BUNDLE WITH AND IT MUST BE ON THE

HALL TABLE

DOESN'T FIND IT, WIL- FRED CALLS THEY HAD IT TO GET THE OLIVES OUT LAST

MAN, SUNDAY, IT MUST BE

STILL IN THE PICNIC BASKET

1154

1115

MILDRED ADDS SHE TOOK IT FROM THERE WHEN SHE WAS TRY- ING TO FIX THE ELEC TRIC TOASTER. IT'S ON THE KITCHEN CABINET

·WIFE CALLS IF IT' ISN'T THERE LOOK ON THE ICE CHEST. SHE REMEMBERS VAGUELY OPENING A BOTTLE WITH IT.

SHOUTS IT ISN'T ANYWHERE AND FOR PITY'S SAKE WHY DOES THE FAMILY HAVE TO USE HIS KNIFE

FOR EVERYTHING.

FINISHES FIGURING] WITH A FOUNTAIN PEN.

GUYAS

10-12 (Copyright, 1929, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) WILLIANTS

SPORT AND

PLAYERS SENT OFF AT

KEIGHLEY.

A much altered Australian team defented Keighley, after a vigor ous struggle, by three goals, three tries (15 points) to three goals, one try (D points). Sellars made his first appearance for the tourists, while the home side played Midgeley for Winstanley at hal- back,

The Australians had sufficient op- portunities in the first half to establish a commanding lead, but splendid attacking movements fail- ed to materialise because of faulty finishing. Once Sellars had the way clear, but missed an easy pass. A fine defence restricted the sup- cesses of the visitors to two pen- alty goals by Weissell in the open ing half, while Kendall kicked a similar goal for Keighley.

ATHLETICS.

PLAYER'S AGGREGATE OF 1,000] GERMAN AND ENGLISHMAN

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WICKETS.

Charles Potter. of the Morris, House (Westminster) Cricket Club, has, by taking 188 wickets in the season just ended, reached a total

ORDERED OUT OF WATER,

The second meeting of English. and German swimmers produced some exciting swimming and water den. Germbay confirmed their vic- polo at Pitfield-street Bath, Lon- of 1,007 wickets in nine season. tory of Thursday by winning the His best performances this year 500 yards team race by seven se were eight for 23 v. Hoddesdon conds, in 8mins $1 3-seca., and Town, seven for 8 v. "Datchet, aix England won the water pole game for 28 v. Windsor and Eton, and

by 1-0. nine for 11 v. R.A.F., Uxbridge, and the hat trick against both Ickenham and Easteate.

JOYCE COOPER BREAKS A RECORD.

The water polo match was re- markable for the strenuous nature of the play. Seven of the players" had their costumes torn off sad two of the contestants, Budd, of England, and F. Dewitz, of Ger- any, were ordered out of the

water,

which.

Miss Juyse Cooper (Mermaid S.C.) retained the 150 yards Southern Counties women's back-

England missed chances early in stroke championship in 2mins. at

the game, and the game was, of a Lainbeth Baths. Miss Phyllis Hard.ambling nature till the interval, ing (Croydon) was second in score.

was reached without any 2mins 1 4-5secs., and Miss Ivy Chi Dewitz, was ordered out, and son Early in the second half ford (Hammersmith) third in

mins, '10 1-5secs.

afterwards two corners were forced to REOTC." by England, who, however, failed

The home side made a stubborn fight after the change over, and drew level with another goal by Kendall but the greater oppor- tunism of the Australians won the day: Weissell completed a fine

Both Miss Cooper and Miss afternoon's work with a further Harding finished within 'the goal, and tries were scored by Up- Southern Counties' record time of ton. Holmes, and. Sellars. - Ken- ming 3-5sees., made at the same dall kicked a goal for the home hath last year. Miss Cooper's time side and Burton gained a try. is only 2 4-6secs, outside the Eng

Hanson, of Keightley, and Ed-ish record. wards, of the Australians, were. sent off in the closing stages.

TABLE TENNIS TITLES.

JACK BERG WINS AGAIN.

Jack Berg, the British boxer, won s clearcut ten-round decision over The table tennis championships Phil McGraw, the Detroit light of the world will be decided in Ber-weight at the Saint Nicholas ring, lia from January 21 to January New York. Berg outpointed his 96. Hungary will defend the opponent throughout, and inflicted Swaythling cup in the team cham- much punishment McGraw subse pionship, and there will be sixquently announced his decision to other events,

retire from the ring.

by one of the German players and It seemed that Budd was fouled

there was some surprise when the Englishman was told to leave the water.

Temme was fouted shortly after wards, and from the free-throw Pycock scored from close in." Sut- ton scored a second goal for Eng- land, but the point was disallowed.

JOHNNY HILL'S FUNERAL,

Johnny Hill, the British dy weight boxing champion, who died suddeny last month, was buried at Strathmiglo, Fifeshire.

THE WOMAN'S CORNER.

NOT SO MUCH SOPHISTRY, PLEASE!

We

BY A BACHELOR.

The girls one meets at dances and dinner parties and supper parties: are usually so bored by everything. A smile rarely crosses their faces. They have seen everything before, done everything before and they always want to be somewhere else were watching extremely amusing antics of a child of four to talk about art, or music, or

You might expect them to be able at a party the other day. There terature, or politics they have the she was, at her age, ingenuously leisure in which to cultivate them flirting with all the men, asking but if you try to steer the topie the most embarrassing questions on to these lines you are soon up kissing indiscriminately, but as ahe is the sweetest little thing you

against a blank wall.

"Somehow I don't think girls ever saw, nobody minded, except have as good a time as I had when her mother, who was horrified at I was young," said the gracious such depravity on the part of her mother on my right. Somehow I offspring.

The fortyish woman on my right don't think they do," I agreed. said (a little sadly, I thought): You would never have thought that Molly was like that, would you!"'

TAR: STAINS.

**FADELESS" COLOUR

PROBLEMS.

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AL JOLSON The Singing Fool

∙At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15

At 9.20

AT THE

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$1.50, $1.00, 70 ets., §0 ets," $2,00, $1.50, $1.00, 60 cts.

Servicemen: 60 cts. to stalls all shows.

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY TO SUNDAY

At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

WORLD

THE KID'S CLEVER

with

GLENN TRYON.

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY Continuous 1.15 to 11.15.

STAR

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TO-DAY TO SATURDAY A 5.30 ONLY.

STAR THEATRE

HELD OVER 2 MORE DAYS

In response to popular demand RUTH

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REVUE

will extend their engagement playing

Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 9th and 10th

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IN ORDER ΤΟ GIVE THE KIDDIES A CHANCE A SPECIÁL MATINEE WILL BE GIVEN ON SUNDAY AT 5.15 P.M.-SEND THE

KIDDIES

Booking at Moutrie's and Star, Prices: $3, $2; $1.

WOMAN WORKS FOR

6. "A WEEK.

One often meets the statement that there are no "fadeless" colours. Quite probably this is true, for eternity is a very long time. And ever. And after a few years or a anyway, fabrics do not last for few decades one is likely to get tired of the old furniture cOTET ings the same window draperies.

EIGHT HOURS A DAY SAT:

A KNITTING MACHINE. There does arise the question of what can be expected in "fadeless” "This is sweated labour, and I fabrics. that the term "fadeless" shall be of this woman taking her life." It is reasonable to ask have no doubt that it was the cause applied only to colours of the said the Brighton coroner recently, highest degree of fastness, and that in commenting on the death of Miss

the vendor shall accept a consider able responsibility when he uses such a description.

Dorothea Earwood, aged forty- four, a Brighton woning, who was found dead in her room from gas poisoning.

There is another point. Dyeings

Miss Nellie Gertrude Walker can be secured which are of excel- The removal of tar stains from I glanced at her very beautiful, coloured fabrics is a problem which lent fastness to sunlight, but which stated that Miss Earwood had wor extremely sophisticated daughter, is not encountered in the home only, lose colour seriously even with care-ried about her health. She had of twenty-one or so, and could find for it is frequently met with in

ful washing Where & term so attempted to earn her living by no trace of ingenuous charm in her, large bleaching and dyeing works emphatic as "Fadeless" is used, the knitting socks with a knitting. ma "Yet when we were on board ship where cotton and artificial silk colour should be of the highest pos chine for which she paid 210. She and she was a little girl, I always goods are marked by means of tar.

sible resistance to all factors which was paid 21d. or 3d. for each pair found her surrounded by three or

Removal of the tar is there car may affect it; not only fast to sun-of socks, and she would have to four young men to whom she would ried out by the following simple light, but also to weathering-the work eight hours a day to earn put the most embarrassing ques but entirely satisfactory method. effect of rain and air-boiling wash, perfectly made they would be re- es a week. If the socks were not fione, such as Are you married? The stain is placed upon a piece ct and hot ironing. and How many children? "Where absorbent material, such as blotting It is possible to dye cloths so that turned to her. are you going? Where do you paper, and spotted with one or two they will meet this specification in

drops of benzine. It is then covered all ordinary cases, How delightful I answered. with another piece of blotting pa What a pity the doesn't do it per and pressed with a hot iron. to the blotting paper. This mechine and lab, of wool to defray By one or two such treatments thethod has the advantages that it can the cost of my burial T have only "Yes, the modern girl is too tar dissolves in the warm benzine be used for all types of fabrics, and had the machine p few weeks and sophisticated," she answered. And and becomes completely transferred that it does not cause the colour so she in

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Singers,

"Athletes

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SOLE AGENTS:

Miss Walker, which contained the L. RONDON & CO., LTD,

Miss Earwood left a note for

following message. "I leave only Js...2d., and will you accept my ma-

SHANGHAI

it cost me £10,

A verdict of (Continued at foot of next column.) i unsound mind ”-

Suicide, while of

ras returned.