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Hector: Cat About Town Notorious Gossip

A story comes from America of an employer who was compelled under the New Deal to raise the wages of certain of his employeea six dollars a week. Being rather annoyed about it, he called the em- ployees together, and told them that in future he would fine them a dollar every time they were a minute late. "And," he added, "It you're not a minute late six times a week-you're fired!".

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A story comes from Germany of a taxi-driver who drove Hitler to a meeting without reepgnizing him On arrival at the hell, Hitler ask ed him to walt,

YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS

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ROYAL AIR FORCE

Wing Commander Dolphin

London, Jan. 4. Wing Commander W. H Delp- bin, who has been placed on the retired list from January 20, at the age of 53, has had a long and varied experience in the fighting forces, during which he has worn naval military and Air Force uni- fozras

In 1901-04 he served in the

"I can't do that, sir," was the reply: "I want to get home. F ler'a speech is being broadcast and I wouldn't miss the opportu-Lincolnshire Imperial Yeomanry. nity of hearing so great a man,”

The reply so pleased Hitler that be gave the driver fifty marks Instead of :ten.

"Oh, thank you, sir" said the driver. "Confound Hitler! I' wait"

"Now, look here," said the psychologist solemnly, "we must probe your case carefully. Your wife tells me you drink large quantities of bear"

The patient nodded.

Now what I want to get at is

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18. Anniversaries and Holidays. — Blessed Stephen," John and Comp... -Martyrs in China.

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King's: Mutiny On The Bounty.” Queen's: "So Red The Rose" Oriental: The Big Broadcast Or

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Meetings. Annual, Humphreys When the War began he entered state and Finance Co., Ltd., at the Royal Indian Marine as an Hong Kong Hotel, 11.30 am; St. assistant engineer, and was in Andrew's Club Committee Meeting, HMIS. Hardinge in operations in Kowloon Chess Club, 5.30 p.m.. the Suez Canal and elsewhere. Annual, of Sports Club, 5.30 p.m In January, 1918, he was appoint St Andrew's Church Mothers, ed to the Indian Army Reserve of Union. 4pm.; Rowoon Tong An- Officers and attached to the 23rdlican Church Fellowship Com- Sith Pioneers, from which he was mittee Meeting, 6 pm. transferred to the R.F.C. in August, 1916. After service in the Middle East he became an equip ment oficer. 1st grade, and later was acting major (technical) in the RAF Much of his subse

Miscellaneous Rotary TMMA, Hong Kong Hotel; Examination in Home Nursing, at PWD. Officek. 5 pm.

Behearsals Final, of Hong Kong gingers, St. John's Cathe

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Cause? queried the patient "Exactly. What drove you to drink? A nagging wife, uncon- genlal work, frustrated ambition ?”

Oh, nothing like that ponded the other, "I drink beer because I like it."

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AFO, administrative officer at Squadron Leader A. G, Bond,

the Electrical and Wireless School, Cranwell, has retired at his own

A story was told in the Metho-request from January 21. Squa- dist Recorder" of a little girl who dron Leader Bond is 44, and his startled her mother by saying in Service career goes back 24 years, since he was in the West Kent her prayers, "Bless they litle plz Yeomanry from 1912. He came to to-night." Her mother reminded

the FF.C. in 1916, and served in her that she should have said France, gaining the AFC in "lamb'A' But the child preferred

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Mike, badly injured in an accid- ent, was rushed to a hospital where his wife soon followed. A Burgean went to the ward with her. At the door, he saw a sheet was over the patient's face and said to her, "Madam, your Hus- band is dead.”

A voice from under the sheet said: "Naw, I'm not.”

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"FOR VALOUR”

80th Anniversary Of The VC

1929,

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Sports

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