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"Are you reading that novel in the original or translation?”

"In the translation. I don't think the original would be quite nice."

Mr. and Mrs. Miggs never say an unnecessary word to one another. Have you heard how he proposed?"

"He held a ring under her nose and

sald "Eh" and "she just nodded.

Who is that very slangy chap you were just talking to"?

"He is a teacher of English, en- joying a day off."

Wife (reading paper) "Here is an old her they have found with

two hearts."

Husband; "Really? Well, I play ed bridge with her the other |night."

"How did you get that amudre on your face?" asked the engineer's wife of her husband.

"How do youn expect me to run my hog without getting grease ou my face?

"I don't, but when did the rau. road, start using red grease?"

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"So you're the chief of police," said the stranger in a small Ameri- can town. "Glad to know you. I wonder if I could also shake hands, with the fire 'chief?"

***Baré!!” “cried the police chlor "Just wait while I change hats!"

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The small son of the house had asked so many questions that day that, pally, he so wore out his mother's patience that he was packed off to bed half an hour be fore his usual time.

YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS

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K. L.M. NEWS.

"Flanders Poppies” Are Flown Over To Bangkok

Wherever there are Englishmen. "Poppy-day" 'Is duly celebrated Every year on Armistice day the well-known "Flanders poppler" are sold and the produce is used for the benets of war invalida

DIARY OF LOCAI. EVENTS

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, Anniversaries and Holidays.- Ember Day. S. Liberatus and 3. Bajulus, Min

Cinemas.

King's:-"Diamond Jim." Queen's: "Reople Wil Talk." Central:-"Chinese Picture “ Oriental:- "No More Ladies." This year poppies had been

World: "Chinese Picture transported from England to Alhambra:-"The Girl Friend." Singapore by the Peninsular and Majestic-One New York Night." Oriental Steam Navigation Com Star: "Mr. Dynamite." pany. free or "charge and the K.

Dances-Christmas. Dance, “Sparrow - Hawk".United.. Services Recreation Club, LM-mallplane

them gratuitously from Kowloon, 8.30 p.m. carried Singapore to Bangkok, where they were to be sold.

TO EUROPE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

➢༔

The KLM malipane which left Batavia on November 6 under command of Captain Roller, car- [ried a lady-passenger who had to

return to Europe in order to operated for a tumour. The great est care had to be exercised when dying and especially when land- ing, as the silahtest shock might be fatal. All descents were made very gradually, sc. ps to "relieve the suffering of the patient and Captain 1 Roller safely landed

her at Rotterdam, where the spe

clal ambulance-place of the KLM was ready to take her to London." FROFESSOR DR. HENRY FRANK-"

FORT GOES TO IRAQ.

One of the passengers on board Later his mother repented of her of the KLM-plane which left lack of patience. She crept up- Amsterdam on the 20th November stairs, knelt beside his bed, and, to under command of Captain Dul atone. she told him thai hameisar. Was Professor Dr. F would like to ask one more ques Frankfort, the well-known Dutch ith- attached tion before he went to sleep, she | archaeologist,

to

would answer it.

Oriental Institute, of the Chicago

The mall boy thought for a University. moment, and then said: ""Mummy, how far can a cat spit "

at

Entertainments.-A. D. C. 'Mu- sical Chairs," at China Fleet Club Theatre, 9.15 p.m.; "Dick Witting- ton" at European Y.M.C.A., Matinee at 5.30 p.m.

Lectures.-Dr.

Hendrik

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Lange, on Christian Science, at Peninsu'a Hotel Rose Room, 9,15 m Colonel H. C. Harrison, China Command, at Volunteer Headquarters, 5.15 p.m.

Meetings-Annual, the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, at: Messrs. Jardins Matheson's Board Room, 5.30 p.m., followed by at lXLER- ordinary Meeting Christian Fel-

owship. Helena May, 10.30 Kowloon Chess Club, at Central British School, 5.30 p.m.; At. And- rew's Giris' Guild, 6 pm.

Miscellaneous.--Claims against the Estate of Wong Mes, dus; Wo- men's League of Health and Beauty Cass, Bt. Andrew's Hall, 10a.m.; Blind Girly Sale of Work at Glou- cester Hotel, first hoor, 10 azi to 8 p.m.

Religious-German Community's Presentation of a Nativity Play, in Hong Kong Union Church, 5.30

p.m.

Social-All Ranks Tombola, at Wellington Barracks, 7.30 pm: R.KW.Q.'s and 8/N.CON. MASE;

Professor Frankfort made name for himself through his re-whiat Drive and Tombola, 8.45

Ki search work at Tell Asmar. Journey to Baghdad by KLM. 1.

CLUES TO "SIZE the start of a new archeologica

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DETECTIVE'S POCKET

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Vivid analogies ilustrating the

Barce.uns, Nev, 28. size and age of the universe were A curious ineidutt occurred in a giver by Sir James Jeans lastaw court here when a detective night in a lecture to scientists and complained that, someone in the their friends at the Royal Institu- court room had picked his pocket flon, Albemarle-street.

of a wallet containing his iden- A 12ft disc of ghi was thrown tity papers and 450 pesetas (about

p.m.

Sports

Badminton.Mixed Doubles, Tai- Koo R.C. v. St. Andrew's; Club de Recreid "B" v. Chinese R.C.; Kor- Ôn Từng 7. Club de Recreto “X”; Salora and Boitiers' Homis v. Fire- Brigade.

Hockey-Civilians v. Kowloon In- dians (Hong Kong Hockey Club Ground), 5 pin Hong Kong Hockey Club seconds v. Navy sec- unds (King's Park), 5 p.m..

MoonXI Moon, 25th, Day.. Sunrise.-6.38 am, Buset.--5.43

*urd.

Tdes. High at 3.42 and 17,34;

on a acreen. If it were taken to £12 10.). The affront

to pro- Low at 10. represent that part of the universe fessional dignity

was all the visible to the strongest telescope, greater in that the thief, in order sald Sir James. "the universe itself procure the wallet, had deftly, might be represented proportion- and without attracting the vic King's ately as the Royal Institution tim's attention, removed to one Queen's: building, or perhaps as the whole side a revolver, and holster which Central

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21. Cinemas Diamond Jim." "Accent on Youth. Chinese Picture."

of Central London-we, do not pressed upon the pocket contain | Cziental:-"No More Ladies."

Ing the wallet.

know."

World:-"Chinese Pictura.“ Alhambra:e Girl Friend." Majestic:-"One New York Night."

But they hoped ultimately to calcolata. It. If it were assumed that space were finite, a telescope ten times more powerful than the versity, 230 p.m.; Kowloon v. Lin-Star: "One Night Of Love." most powerful yet made would not colna, 2.30 p.; Navy. Eadie reveal ten times as many nebulae. Sports, 2:30 pm: Chinese Athletic The decrease in the number of v. Royal Welch Fusiliers, 20 p.m.; freth netuine would reveal the size of the universe

Then Bir James held up a heavy book. “There are; pertaps, & mil- lion letters in this book," he said.

"If you can imagine that it re- presents the life of the sun, the Christian era on earth right represented by the last letter. To get an idea of the age of the universe, you must imagine a brary of two or three thousand such volumes.

It may be," he added, "that the universe has alternately expanded and contracted many times." Spec- troscopic, analysis had shown that rebulae were moving away from us, at rates proportionate to their distance from us.";

Sports

Cricket-First Division, Indian R.C. V. Hong Kong CC. (L) Royal Third Division, European Police Navy v. Craigengower CC. (L); Royal Air Force 4 p.m.; St. Joseph's Civil Service C.C. v. University v. Royal Welch Fusiliers 4 Dm; (F); Kowloon CC. v. Army (F), Lincolns v. Ellway 4 p.m..

Second Division, Craigengower Hockey -† M. C. A. v. Fölícé UC. v. Royal Navy (L); University (King's Park),

v. Civil Service (.0. (F); Army ▼. How oon C.C. (F).

Lawn Tennis-Completion Semi final round Open Mixed Doubler Championship.

Rugby Triangular Tournament, Army v. Club (500kunpoo), 4 p.m.

Yachting. Second Carinthian series for Rading Tyčina..

Moon,XI Moon 26th Day. Bunrise 6.578.m. Sumbet.6.43 p.m.

design e 1.55 and 11.11 Low at 9.44 and 23.49,

Football First Division, South China "B" T. Royal Artillery, Lye- mun (Caroline Hi), 4 pm, Club. Y. East Lancashires (Club Ground), 4 P.; St. Joseph's v. Chinese Athletic (Causeway Bay Ground). 4 p.m.; Kowloon v. Club de Recreio. (Kowloon Ground), 4pm. «" Bec« ond Division, Club v. R.AS.Oland RAOG 2.30 pm; Eastern v Unl

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