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HUMOUR: ANCIENT AND MODERN.

"I'm your auntie on your father's

side."

"Then you're on the wrong side."

Teacher: "If you substract 14 from 116, what's the difference

Johnny: "Yeah, I think it's a lot of foolishness, too."

Mopsy: "Whatever has become of that fascinating-looking sodajerker who used to wait on us here ?"

Barbara I can't imagine, my dear I haven't seen him in a month of sundaes!*!

Construction Foreman: "Boss,

"Your son seems to be on the road to succÇES,"

"There's no doubt of it; only a few years ago he was wearing my east-off clothing-now I'm wearing his!

Student: "Say, I wanna ex. change this textbook."

Clerk: "Why, you've had it a whole term."

Student: But I just found out that every other page is missing."

Mr. Newlywed: "Dear, that's" a very expensive hat you've bought I'll have to economize in some man- we need another ton of sand toner. If I saved barber's bills by finish this job,"

shaving myself, how would help out

Contenctar: "All right. Boy. run down to the store and get a nickel's worth of spinach.

Friendly Lady (speaking to two. little girls passing by her home): "Where are you going in such a hurry?"

One Little Girl: To buy some candy."

Friendly Lady: "And what kind of candy are you going to buy?"

Same Little Girl: "Don't know. Taint my penay."

In the final examinations con- dacted in a Chicago high school, the following question was asked: "What is the essential thing about the earth from an agricultural standpoint"

nd

One answer read: "The essential thing about the earth from an agri cultural standpoint is that it re volves on its axis, thereby provid- ing for the rotation of crops."

you

Wife (thoughtfully): "Oh, "I knew I'll cut your hair."

Grandma cleans the kitchens, Sister dors the stairs; Father cleans the cellar, Brother scrubs the chairs. Mother cleaas my face and hands, Wel as she is able."

And when it comes to, eating

tima,

We all help clean the table,.

A customer sat down to table in a smart restaurant and tied his napkin round his neck. The man- ager, scandalized, called a boy and said to him:

Try to make him understand as taetfully as possible that that's not done."

Boy (seriously, to customer): "A shave or haircut, sir?"

A fellow saw an advertisement in a bird-shop window for a man to

Sergeant (drilling awkward retail imported parrots. He stop-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1930.

THE WORLD AT ITS WORST

5-6

By GLUYAS WILLIAN

WHEN YOU'RE HALFWAY ROUND THE BASES ON YOUR FIRST HOME RUN OF THE SEASON, THE FIRE ENGINE GOES BY AND THE BALL GAME AUTOMATICALLY

IS CALLED OFF

(Copyright, 1930, by The Beil Syndicate, Inc.)

GUYAS

squad): "Company! Attention,ped, examined the placard closely, FUR COAT BROUGHT THE SILVER SCREEN. Brothers' great stage hit which

ompany, lift up your left leg and hold it straight out in front of you!"

One of the squad held up his right leg by mistake. This brought is righthand companion's left leg and his own right leg close toge ther. The officer, sering this, ex- claimed. And who is that fellow orer there holding up both legs 1"

and entered the shop.

"I notice." he said, "that you are advertising for a -man to re- tail imported parrots."

"Yes," replied the proprietor; have you had any experience in that line?

"Oh, no," said the other. airily; I merely wanted to know how the parrots lost their tails!"

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TO-DAY at 2,15, 5.10, 7.15 and 9,20 P.M.

THE

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U world's four funniest m! The Marx Brothers! In their great laughing, mus ical hit! Ziegfeld's two brightest stars, Oscar Shaw and Mary Eaton! Irving Berlin's melodies! Groups of ravishingly beautiful dan cers! Gorgeous settings!" Dancing Singing! Laughs! Entertainment de luzel

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COURT.

"13TH CHAIR STAR IN FORMER STAGE ROLE.

"The. Cocoanuts is the Marx

played in New York at 80.60 for one year. The music was com- posed for the original stage show by the king of composers, Irving Berlin.

Berlin added a new theme song, "When My Dreams Come True for the screen presentation, and Oscar Shaw and Mary Entor, in the romantic leads, sing this tuneful melody.

Margaret Wycherly, a famous New Fork stage star, makes her debut in talking pictures in "The Thir teenth Chair," playing the role of

Rosalie La Grange," which she coast of Florida, reproduced with The setting is the picturesque.

created on the stage. The all-talk-lavish beauty and boundless ima- ing Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer mystery gination. Groups of beautiful girls make up the dazzling chorus, and thriller is now playing at the the photography introduces many. Queen's Theatre. Tod Browning unique and surprising effects. directed the play, detective The Cocoanuts is a laugh- mystery of Calcutta, with "n cast that includes: Conradi Nagel, Leila Hyams, Mary Forbes, Helene Millard, Bela Lugosi, Holmes Her- bart, Cyril Chadwick, and others of note."

The old adage "Let the buyer beware" was recalled on June 27 in the U.S. Court for China, Shanghai, when Judge Milton D. Furdy gave judgment against Miss Mary E. Clifford for $280, in settlement of an unpaid bill for a fur coat bought at Hong Zang & Co. Miss Clifford bought the coat on December 13 and presented a cheque for $294, postdated January 28, on December 20. Fourteen dol- lars was for a velveteen jacket for which she subsequently paid, not; however, paying for her coat. When the cheque was presented to the bank it was returned with the in- formation that Miss Clifford had stopped payment. Hong Zang &

El Brendel, up to the time the war Co. then filed suit in the U.S. broke out, was a German comedian. Court for China against Miss Clif-Now he does Swede character parts ford Mr. J. B. Davies acted for the plaintiff, Miss Clifford was not represented.

King Hangaung, manager of Hong Zang & Co. for the past four. teen years appeared as witness for the plaintiff. He stated that he had been dealing in furs for four teen years and knew them thorough-

The stage play was written by Bayard Vailler, author of "Within the Law," The Trial of Mary Dugan," and other successes.

Pathos Behind. Brendel's Fri,

in hir inimitable serio-comic vein. He made a tremendous hit in "The Cock-Eyed World" and is repeat. ing his success in "Happy Days,"

laughing, singing, and dancing marvel of the Fox Movietone screen,'

ly. The skin for the coat in ques-Presented by an ensemble of a tion, witness affirmed, came from billion dollars' worth of stars. Europe and was not inferior in any way. Miss Clifford, witness stated, had kept the cont in her possession for more than thirty days and had worn it in the win ter rain and snow. No guarantee had been requested when she bought. the coati

This super-production will be the attraction at the Queen's Theatre on Sunday, where it will remain for

run of five days.

All players at the Fox Movietone City appear in Happy Daye," and

་ Rips and Repairs. : besides Brendel the 100 entertainers Mia Clifford who is employed as

include Will Rogers, James J. Cor stenographer by the Customs, next bett, Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, took the witness stand. She stated Walter Catlett, William Collier, Sr., that the coat had ripped on repeat.

Ann Pennington, Sharon Lynn, Mar- ed occasions, that the skin was very inferior, and that it was worth jorie White, Richard Kenn, "Whis nothing. She had taken it back to pering" Jack Smith, Dixie Lee, the shop to be repaired shortly. J Harold Murras, George MacFar after its purchase. It had again ripped and fallen to pieces. She lane, Victor McLaglen, Edmund then took the coat back a second Lowe, Tom Patricola, Warner time and stopped payment on her

Baxter, and George Olsen and his cheque.

music.

"Happy Days" is a Benjamin Stoloff production, with Walter Catlett as stage director, and Earl Lindsay in charge of the dance ensembles.

The Coconanuts" at Central

Thestra.

Mr. Torsten Bultman appeared next: as witness for the defence. He stated that Miss Clifford had been his stenographer during the time when he was with the Customs. At that time he had, on repeated occasions, seen the coat rip. Miss Clifford, witness stated, had only work the coat a few times although she had the coat in her possession for a month. She bad two other fur coats and wore those most of "The Cocoanuts," which will open the time. Mr. Hultman had advis ed Miss Clifford to return the coat,

a seven days run at the Central aa ho believed it to be worthless. Theatre beginning to-day, is the

Does Anyone Need a Fur Coat?.

first film musical comedy as such. Here is the method of musical In summing up the cand Judge. Purdy stated that all fur tips oc- comedy brought to the screen, casionally and that as Min Clif-all-talking, all-singing, all-dancing, ford had not had the opinion of all-laughing. And through it all the afur export on the cost she must Marx Bros. the world's four funniest pay for her bad judgment in

selecting one which did not suit men, the most high-powered and her. He agreed that it was a bad popular comedy team on the Broad- bargain and regretted that it must be paid for in money as well as way stage, twist a gar thread of experience.

laughter.

show from start to finish, with all

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Added Attraction at 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. Performances

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