1929-11-11 — Page 3

HUMOUR: ANCIENT AND MODERN.

Magistrate (to prisoner): "How big was the brick you threw Was it a big as my bond-1"

"Prisoner: Yes, your honour, but not so thick."

"And you say you are com fortable in the prison ?"

"Yes, I don't have to get up in f the middle of the night to see if the door is locked.'

She Funny no one seemned to: realise what a hnd egg he was while he was rich,"

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He: "My dear, a bad egg is only known when it's broke."

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Bloggs: Try this cigar. The brand's wonderful. You can't get better,"

Noggs: I tried 'em yesterday- and I can't get better."

Little Tommy (relating his ad- ventures at the Zoo to vicar); "I didn't see all the animals, though: when we got to the Black-and- While and Red Seal' daddy went in by himself.”

"What, asked Miss Jones of one of her pupils; "do we mean by the word plural ?"

Betty responded promptly: "By the plural of a word we mean the same thing, only more of it."

Husband. "My dear, a doctor says women require more sleep than men."

Wife {suspiciously): "Oh?" Yes: so-or-perhaps you'd bet ter not wait up for me to-night."

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A visitor to the office of a big firm was struck by the lazy move ments of an elderly member of the stul. who seemed, all the same, to be on good terms with the others.

How long has that man worked for you" he asked the manger.

"About four hours. I should amy","

Indged. I should have judged from his manner that he had been here longer than that."

He has," said the manager. He's beer here about two years."

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1929.

Excited man, rushing into so licitor's office: "Is this where they swear people?'

Commissioner for caths: "Yes, What can I do for you?”

"I want to take an oath ́never to put down another carpet

Newly-married Wife: Darling, I've just discovered that I put fur niture polish into this sauce by mistake.

Accommodating Husband: "NG ver mind, dearest. It will go be autifully with the cabinet pud ding."

Well," said the hotel manager, you say you have no dog, radio, phonograph or childreu. You seen i to be the ideal tenant that the

owner is looking for." "

"I don't want to keep anything from you," said the prospective tenant, "ray wife's now shoes squeak a bit,"

WAS

standing on the pavement in the

The inebriated gentleman

inquired the young policeman. pouring rain. **All right, sir ?".

Qui,' or ri, oc her." replied the gentlemnun. An hour later the policeman returned. The gentle. man was still there. It was still raining.

"Do you live here?" said the officer, kindly. "Give me your keys and I'll open the door for you.

"No," said the gentleman fir- ly. Let the blighters wait."

An excited crowd of Aherdoni. ans had gathered in the railway refreshment room and were discus- sing a tumour that the London- Aberdeen express' had been involved in a serious accident.

that train.

news.

"Dear me," exclaimed a man standing near by, "this is a verra bad business. My wife was on As he turned away a newsboy entered the room selling a special edition containing the Here cried someone to the man whore wife was on the train, "aren't ye goin' the buy a paper and get the details!"

Na, na," replied the other. I'll wait for the final edition and get the racing results as well,"

CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

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110

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112

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13.--Location.

Horizontal,

1-Companions. 6-Rings

11-God of music. 13-Sally. 14.-Aloft, 15.-Denoting. 17-Mother. 18-Sheller.

20,--Reverence.

1--Likely.

21. To satisfy.

24-To observe.

2-Goddess of discord,

26-Something to be learned.

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To stupefy.

30.-An extent of surface.

31.--Aspect.

3-Disburses. "

34-Terror.

35.-To tasiu.

38-Pretentious person.

38-Tavern.

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41.-Before.

42 Symbol for nickel.

43.-Advantageous transaction. ·

45Symbol for tantalum

44-Character."

48Made hole larger.

50.Narrow openings. 31.--Sows.

Vertical.

1. Treats roughly.

2-To beg 3-Toward.

4.-A tree 8.-A blow,

6. Small horse. 1-Unit of work.

By. 0-Transparent. 10.-Chairs...

12-Prayer.

18.--Sharp.

Annually periodic.

21-Girl friend of Theseus,

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95.-Levels,

25.-Heavenly.

Part of to be.

30-To come into view.

31.-Servant.

52-To warble. 33.-Classified. 31-North Europeans. 33.-Painful.

37.-Ornamental globes.

30.Restrictions.

40.-Expires 43.-Conjunction. 4.Scotch for no..

47.-Musical note.

49.-Pronoun,

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PICTURES AND. PLAYS.

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The whole subject of religion The difficulty of the producers, and drama is most absorbing and may be recognized, for life in Mel- therefore dangerous exclaimed Sir stack must have been an ambling Philip Ben Greet when he contri-affair, and ambling is the one thing tuted to a lively discussion that which the talkie will act tolerate. took place at the Memorial Hall, There must be action and, if it is Farringdon-road, E.C., after Mr. not to be discovered in the written Fred Enstian, a professor of re- word of Hardy, other hands must ligious drama and literature from be found to supply it. It it here Chiengo l'niversity, had spoken on that the film falls between two "Religion and Drama.". Sirtools. When it ambies there" are Francis Younghusband was chair- inany touches of the real Hardy, man of the meeting, and as the The grief of the Mellstock instru tendency of earlier speakers had mental choir at its supersession by been to discuss a constructive po- the "new fangled" organ, the sing licy for the union of religion and ing of Christians carais, and the drama, Sir Philip's words came choir's New Year's Eve celebrations rather liken, bombshell. I do are all delightfully portraved. Juso not believe in plays being acted in as one begins to think that the pro- churches," said Sir Philip.empha duver has succeeded in interpreting tically. A play to be acted in Hardy in a new dimention the pro- a church,innst be absolutely suit- tess of adaptation begins. On the able A church is not a place for screen Dick's love for Fancy Day] a play nowadays, olden days, has indeed become a chequered when the church was the only cen affair, in which the heroine is tre where prople could be gather snatched from the arms of Church- ed together, it was another matter, warden Shinar only at the church bat fo-day we have much better door. It was decreed, apparently, places för plays." He deplored the that there must be a moment of tcadency to modernise the Bible pictorial. nsation, and this has in plays to be acted in churches, been obtained by putting Fancy, and said: Let us have no mo in her wedding dress," in a runaway deen Josephinas or Benjamines in aig. from which she is rescued by our churches.'

the heroism of Dick Dewey, who had given her up for ever. This is good screen melodrama, possibly, Under the Greenwood Tree, the but scarcely what the readers of new talking picture produced by Hardy might expect. The Vicar British International Pictures of Melistock, by the way has become Limited, is described as an adapta a very subordinate figure. There tion from Thomas Hardy's story. is meation of his love for Having seen and heard the film, Fancy, or of her momentary pre- one can understand what a commise to marry him. prehensive term "adaptation" car But we are prepared to forgive

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lights of a faded musical-box; to see Reuben the tranter earting the organ through the village to en- joy, in fact, glimpses of the Wessex of half a century ago atones for a great deal. All the same, it is disturbing thought that even a Hardy film is not regarded as com- plate without a pictorial sensation of some description.

A great wave of ecconomy has swept over the English Hollywood- Elstree home of British Interna- tional Pictures. More than twenty percent of the staff at the Elstree étudios have received notice that their services will not a be needed a: least for a few months. Some 150 persons were affected, including several department heads. Even the chief of the publicity deport- ment was considered dispensible. The talkies are to blame of course. The English Hollywood has been Fery busy catching up with its talkie programme, now that itisap. parent over here that the squawkies and sobies have come to stay, No more silent films are made at Elstree. The output in recont weiks has been sufficiently far abose normal to keep the distribut- ing organization busy for several months. So production will be slowed down while the surplus is being worked of Several ailent pictures which were made while the British industry was whistling **Sonny Boy" and wondering what to do next have been made into talkies. Normality is expected to return to Elstree in about

he. Alterations and adjustments the producers much for their glim-thres months, when output are obviously necessary in a task pses of Mellstock itself und of its should be at A permanent level of this kind, but it is an interest instrumental choir. To see hir, British International sound studios ing point whether the producers Penny extracting weird music from are available for letting to are entitled to achieve their results the serpent d'église; to see the half-other companies who wish to use by turning a literpiece inside outwitted Ind Leaf enjoying the de-l them "for talkie production.

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