THE HONG KONG DAILY
DIFFICULT DECISIONS
PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1929.
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
HUMOUR: ANCIENT AND MODERN.
Mr. White: I hear your son has been in Italy for some time!
Mr. Brown: “Oh, yes! Ho's become quite Italicised, too."
What is war strategy?" "It is accidentally making a good move which everybody else be- lieres to have been made on pur Done."
"That's General Blank and his daughter over there, isn't it?"
Yes.
They say she has been through more engagements than her
Father."
"Hasn't your husband had any Treatment for this deafness?"
"Not yet You see, he's wait- ing until the children have finished their piano lessons."
The budding musician was seek- ing for compliments. "I should greatly value your opinion of my compositions." he said to a writer on musical topics.
Probably they will be played long after the masters are all for gotten," was the reply.
"You think so!" the young man asked eagerly.
"Yes; but certainly not before"
"I wish, Susan" said a fond mother
to .her new nursemaid, "that you would use a thermome ter to ascertain if the water is the right temperature when you give the baby his both.”
"Ob," replied Susan cheerfully, "don't worry about that. I don't need any thermometer. If the little 'un turni red, the water is too hot; if he turns blue, it's too cold, and there you are.”
Betty, taken to the country for the week-end, had been having a run round the village. A passing glim- ps of the blacksmith's shop Elled her with wonder. "Daddy," he
said later "I've just seen a man who makes horses!"
"Nonsense," mid daddy, "you've 'made a mistake"
No, I haven't," she persisted. "I saw him. He had one nearly finished. He was just nailing on its back feet."
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Heavy Stranger (returning to his sent after interval), "Did I trend on your toe as I went out?"
Seated Man: "You did, sir." Heavy Strange- (to wife): That's right. Matilda; this 18 our place."
During some blasting operations .in a quarry, a man was blown in- to the air, happily without serious results.
The foreman having impressed upon the man the importance of keeping at a reasonable distance Jaring the operations, the patter wns dropped, apparently, for ever.
It was, however, revived- mex- pecteilly on payday, when the fore- man handed the man 448. 11d. in- stend of the usual 455.
The latter inquiring the reason,
he was startled when the foreman replied: That's a ha'penny of for t time you were up in the air last Wednesday."
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A wealthy Jew who had big deal- ings with firmus in China and Japan heard one day that a prominent firm in Tokyo had failed. The name of the firm was not mention- ed, and he thought of rabling out for news. In order to save expense he interviewed his banker, who had received the news, and asked him to reveal the name of the firm.
am sorry I esano: give you the name of the firm," said the banker, "as the cable is not authen- tented, and if I did give you the name I might incur some respon- sibility."
The Jew argued, but the banker held his ground. Ultimately the Jew made this proposal: "Here is a list of ten firms in Tokyo which you might look over, and, without mentioning any name, you might tell me whether or not the name of the firm appears on it"
The banker scanned the list, and
then replied. The name of the firm is on the list."
Then I have lost heavily," re- plied the Jew, pointing to a game
on the list.
the firm which has failed" naked But how do you know that is
the banker in surprise.
"Quite easily," replied the Jew. "There is only one genuine name on the list; the other nice are acti- tious."
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
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Haonial,
1-A large desert..
7-Apartments for wives.
13-Unclosed.
14.--Has sprung up. 15.Above.
16-Dedicated.
18. Part of infinitive.
19-Complete collection.
*1.-Depressions.
92-Through
23-Organ of head.
25.-Born.
26-Plum like fruit.
g.-Most arid.
20. Those who make rates.
31.-Vegetable
32.-Meadow.
33.-Packs away.
38.--Cheered up.
30. Small children.
40. To possUIS.
-Simple. 43.-Worm.
44. Burdens.
40. Beatle. 47.-While. 48.-Pipe for wires. 20.-Prefix: seroas. 51. Girls, Dame. 63.-Revised. 55.-Not so iwift. 66. To determine.
Vertical,
1. Inberiated (slang).
2. To come into sight.
3.- Pronoun,
4.--Conjunction.
5. Tallgrass
6.Coming
7-Dealer in head coverings.
8.-War god,
9.-To free
10-Plural roding.
11. Shooting star
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12-Breathes loudly. 17.A number: 20.-Three-legged stands. 22.-Made with folds. 24.-Prophets. 20.-To boil. 28.-Scotch for so. 30.-Everyone.
33.-Pilfers.
34.-Ornament.
35.-Earlier.
36.---Gifted.
37-Afe wiY.
38. To make fun of 41.-Compact mass. 44.-Learning. 45.--Party.
48.-Domestic animal. 49-Nervous disease. 52.-Negatire.
4.--Musical note.
This puzdle took 23 minutes to solve. See how long it will take you to solve it.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
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WITHOUT SERIOUS DAMAGE TO YOUR APPEARANCE SHYAS WILLIAMS (Copyright, 1929, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
SPORT AND ATHLETICS.
AT THE RING.
Three fifteen-rounders were stag. cd at The Ring, and the one in which Eddie Pinn defeated Sammy King in the fourteenth round pro- duced more holding than hitting during the earlier rounds. Pinn dropped his man with a clean- hit to the jaw early in the fourteenth. King was on his knee at the counted two tries for Cheshire, Holland of five; but refused to rise, because converting one, while Kendrell and Pinu stood over him. As Pinn did Taylor crossed for the Eastern
Counties. not step back the ecunt went on, and King lost by what will be re- corded against him as a k.o..
The bout between Gunner, Cle
ments and P.O. Firth
Was
A
travesty of boxing. It was 1 scramble from start to finish, and Firth won because he had done the majority of the forcing
Arthur Boddington and Jimmy Clark gave a belter display. Clark used a nice straight left, and an occasional right cross, while Bod dington attacked with swinging blows with much success.
An overarm right put Clark down in the sixth round for nine, He struggled gamely, but though the better boxer, he could not stop his opponent's unceasing attacks, and Boddington received the decision.
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CHESHIRE WIN THROUGH. LIZARDS LOSE AT BEDFORD. Cheshire defeated the Eastern Bedford School won their home Counties (who made several team match with the Lizards scoring one changes) by one goal, three tries goal three tries (14 points) to one (fourteen points) to one dropped goal (5 points). goal, two tries" (ten points), at. E. Sutter, the School captain; Birkenhead.
began the spring with an uncon- Play was not very bright in the erted try, after a good run by first half, during which Sever scor-L. Pearson, and this lead waS
increased when. crossed for Pearson to add the points. F. Burleigh scored another unconverted try for the School, and RAWise of the Lizards, obtained a try, from which R. Eideforth kick- eds goal. Before the end W. Pear- son scored another try for the 'School.
Crabtree dropped a goal for the Eastern Counties in the second half, and the visitors held the lead until Green scored two unconverted tries for Cheshire.
CAMPOLO'S COMPLAINT.
L. 8. Panton
Vittorio Campolo alleges that his manager as well as Phil Scatt. CARDIFF HIGH SCHOOL hit has laid his case before the trented him badly The Argenti Boxing Commission. He complaination for playing the best class Rug Cardiff High School has a reputa- that his manager has offered him by, and, owing to the difficulty of only out of the purse of £1,883 finding opponents of equal strength received for the fight, "expenses" among the Welsh schools, matches having eaten up the remainder. have been arranged in England. Among other allegations Campolo Three of their old scholars obtained makes, is that on the afternoon of his match with Scott an unlit gas- and H. M. Bowcott for Cambridge, "blues" last season, John Roberts jet was turned on in his room, caus- and "Bill" Rober; for Oxford, and ing him to have a severe attack of all three played for their country
in the same season.
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MAINLY FOR THE MEN.
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real reason for the private flying field, it is believed, is to allow the Prince to go back and forth from London to bis country place with- out the loss of time. It will enable him to make Sunningdale a handy week-end, and even an overnight, resting place. The Prince, like M.. Ramsay MacDonald, is a great air enthusiast, and choses to travel by air whenever possible. Flying and golf are dow his two chief recrea tions, inasmuch as He has given up riding and polo.
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WE BETTY BROMSON.and JOSIPIENE DUNM
SLUTZO BACON
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At 2.30, 510, 7.15 At 9.20
AT THE
TAPNEA
PRICES
$1.50, $1.00, 70 cts, 50 ets. $2.00, $1.50, 91.00, 60 cts.
Servicemen: 60 cis. to stalls ali shows.
QUEEN'S
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TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
At 230, 5:10, 7.15 & 9.20,
WORLD
THE KID'S CLEVER
with
GLENN TRYON
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY Continuous 1.15 to 11.15.
STAR
LEATRICE JOY
IN
"FOR ALIMONY ONLY"
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY 1o 2,30 & 5.30.
STAR THEATRE
HELD OVER 2 MORE DAYS
In response to popular demand
RUTH
VAN
VALEY
REVUE
will extend their engagement playing TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
IN ORDER ΤΟ GIVE THE KIDDIES ·A CHANCE A SPECIAL MATINEE WILL BE GIVEN ON SUNDAY AT 5,15 P.M.-SEND THE KIDDIES
Booking at Moutrie's and Star.
£12,000 COUP AT MONTE
CARLO...
VEILED WOMAN'S SIGN TO AN ENGLISHMAN.
Monte Carlo.-Mr. J. S. Carey, right arm bears a blue cobra with a much-tattooed Englishman, whose
head
surmounted by the
Rolating, blood curdling stories of a builder's labourer. He has done ( Bying at Sunningdale to make ap persons being baried or cremated no work, however, since 1919, hay-plication for a pilot's license. The alive, the Society for the Preven-ing contracted a chronic disability
from being gassed during the war. tion of Premature Burial has start- ed an active campaign in Great Eritain for the construction of a. Without the help of my wife I
could never mortuary, chapel where bodies cas
has achieved my tack." In these gallant words, be placed until there is no further spoken with the most obvious doubt of their capability to remain. sincerity, Mr. Szowden, summed up lenger on this carth. Mr. Maxwell his work at The Hague. Mrs, Snowdon has received and deserved Johnson, Secretary of S.P.P.B., many complimenta in her life, but said there was such a mortuary in none that she can have prized so Munich Attached to each body highly as this oat. It must have under suspicion is an electric cord touched her not only as a woman which ring a bell at the slightest possessed of that farest of feminine Movement. Attendants are on duty gifts a first-rate pol Mical intelli- An oblique attack upon Shang- day and night to listen for the Efe- gence-but also, and much more bai's greyhound race tracks bas ringing bell.
"Amazing precau- closely, as a wife Most men, if been launched by Chinese authori tions," said Mr. Johnson," are they wore equally frank and gener-ties, who have long protested the sometimes taken by people to make ous, would pay a similar tribute to existence of these gambling-places its sure that they will not be buried their wives. Run over the list of but without effect upon foreign numeral seven, has just had a re- alive. They have ordered that i your friends who have made stiletto shall be thrust through success in life, and you will hardly further importation of greyhounds casino.
a officials, by an order forbidding markable stroke of luck at the them, a vein severed, or that they find one of them saddled with a wife into China. The greyhound courser shall be decapitated and their body who, if she had on a man, would are in the International Settlement having won a comparatively small He was leaving the casino after. buried at sea. A Russian nobleman not have done as well as, or better and the French Concession and are invented an electric switch for than, her busband. Whatever his therefore protected by
sum at trente-et-quarante last night. coffers. If this was touched by the job, a man who has behind him a territoriality, Alany Chinese visit when he saw in the anteroom a corps it lighted a red lamp, rang woman of discernment and sym- the trades and lose money which her features hidden by a thick richly attired Oriental woman with a bell and waved a flag in the pathy tackles it with a redoubled their officials believe cannot well be white veil. cemetery above." This recalls the keennes, tenacity and efficiency.
Ebo was alone, and spared Enforcement of the new story of a domestic servant named
seemed to be deeply engrossed in order. which Annie Green who was hanged in
comes from the counting on the fingers. She then National Government at Nanking made & peculiar sign in the air 1830. Fourteen hours later se re- The Prince of Wales secros deter-will be in the bands of the Mari with her finger, which appeared to vived, was pardoned, later married mined to keep and strengthen his time Customa. From time to time, M. Corey to be No. 7, his lucky, and had three children
resent title 218 the Flying racing dogs have been brought here Prince." A few days after his pur from various foreign countries, chase of old Fort Belvedere, a fine particularly Australia. They are Mr. William Tobinson,
of old country catate near Sunning-not bred here and the Chinese hope. Truman-street, Nottingham, is imdale, the Prince ordered that that if the supply is shut off it may mune from the taunt of race | private flying field be prepared for is time have the effect of stopping suicida" He recently registered him at Windsor Great Park, some the race for lack of tracers In the birth of his thirtieth child. Mr. five minutes from his country support of the Legality of the. Robinson is sixty-one years of age. retreat. This combined with the Chiness move is cited Australia's He had twenty-four children by his fact that the Prince recently reveal recent action in banning import of first, wile, and bis second has pre-ed he had handled the controls of Alsatiens, because at times they Bented him with six
The whole airplane while it was in flight. went wild and killed sheep. No thirty, included only one set of has given rise to gerulations whe large shipments of greyhounds are twiza. Mr. Robinson was formerly ther the Prince plans to do enough on the way to Shanghai at present.
extra
numeral.
Humber Sever, The Englishman hurried to the ordinary gambling room, and, stop ping at the roulette table, spread his trente-et-gitusipite winnings on No. 7 and on a few combinations in which that number appeared.
Number 7 came up. He left all his stakes on the table and added to them until he had a possible maxi mum on, every chance pertaining to No. 7. The ball was started spin-
Prices: $3, $2, $1.
ning once more, and again fall into No. 7.
The Englishman replaced the whole of his stakes, in spite of the warnings of his friends. "Again his lucky zeven came up, and again, making four times in succession,. which is extremely rare here.
but this time No. 7 broke down. Mr. Carey tried the fifth coup, The Englishman, however, had won approximately £12,000, and he left... the casino with the money,
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