1933-11-25 — Page 6

THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL;

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL:

PEAK HOTEL

&

-SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL;

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lito, Paking

Penang

The Scenic Com of Malaya

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1933.

CEREMONY AT FRENCH CONSULATE IN SHANGHAI

j

On-the-

At the

Peninsula Hotel

OCCASION

of

ST. ANDREW'S

BALL

THURSDAY

30th

November 1933

DINNER SPECIAL

will be

·SERVED

ON THE FIRST FLOOR for convenience of those attend-.

ing the Ball.

Per Cover $6.00

Reservations, *phone 58081.

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Malaya's Premier Hotel

also under the same management THE CRAG HOTEL Ponang Hill

(A health station) CABLES "RUNNYMEDE** RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LTD.

ST. FRANCIS

Tel. 26634.13A, QUEEN'S ROAD C.TIL26635. THE SOCIAL BUSINESS RENDEZVOUS

of the Colaný,

Excellent cuisine Magnificent, farge, comfortable

LOUNGES

PURE DRINKS PERFECT SERVICE

In addion to participating in the Armistice Day celebratións, members of the Shanghai French community held a special ceremony, at the Franch Consulate General. Photos show sections of the gathering during the ceremony of raising and saluting the French Tricolor.

K.C. REBUKED BY JUDGE

MUST NOT CALL A WITNESS A LIAR

KENYA STORKS

NESTS LIKE HAYSTACKS

Nairobi.

FROGS BELIEVED.

BURIED 34 YEARS)

IN FOUNDATIONS OF BUILDING

Schenectady, New York., Five spolted frogs unearthed during the wrecking of a building at the General Electric factory have raised the question of whe-i ther they could have been burled 34 years ago and still live.

A colony of hammer-headed When the "sunshine roof" case, storke, an uncommon and curious which Mr. D. N. Pritt, K.C., stated bird which bullds a nest like a recently was costing £10 small haystack, has just been di- minute, was proceeding in the covered in Kenya, not far from King's Bench Division, Mr. Justice here. Hawke said he did not fancy that The nest is about four feet long Mr. Pritt's estimate of the cost and four feet wide, and takes of the proceedings could be any-Three months to build. When it is thing like correct.

vacated by the storks, numerous "10 a minute would be £3,000 a smaller birda riddle the "hay- day but they are costing a great stock with their own nests until the company drained it. 'deal of money," added the Judge.Reuter.,

The action was one in which

Sir Horbert Austin, the Austin

n

duty

It is

The building was erected 34 years ago and the clay surface on which it rested had been a swamp

Professor James V. Mavory of the Union College Biology Depar ment, who has been studying one of the frogs, said there were in dications that the amphibian had Mr. Pritt: If I have done any spent all of this century hibernat thing wrong I accept your lord-ing in the clay,

say I had a ship's rebuke, but right to do that.

The Judge: It is just a matter of taste.

Motor Company and a firm of cross-examining, counsel's or right to call a man a liar. patent agenta were aued by Mr.

douard Ernest Lehwess for al-not done leged conspiracy, respecting patent for "aunshine roofs."

Mr. Lehwess agreed he offered to sell for $16,000, but that was under pressure and in order to come to a settlement.

Mr. Pritt: I do not profess in During subsequent cross-CX- amination the Judge said to Mr. have any taste, but I try to fulfil Pritt, K.C., "It is not a part of my duty.

SALESMAN SAM

EXCUSE ME, LADY, THERE'S THAT DERNED, PHONE AGAIN

Workmen who found the froge tossed them aside-belleving they were dend. Scientists of the com pany decided to investigate, but found only one frog to work on.) Four of them had other notions and had hopped 'away.--Reuter.

A Whistle Will Bring Him!

WHEN YA GIT BACK FROM DELIVERIN' THOSE ORDERS, IYA BETTER CLEAN OUT OUR

HEATER AN' GIT 'ER IN SHAPE FER WINTER!

OH, AURIGHT Boss!

GOSH DURN IT! (H' BOSS IS WORKIN' ME LIKE A HORSE! I'M GONNA KICK OVER "TH' TRACES!

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Distillers LEITU

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SAY, BOSS, CAN'T BE HERE, THERE AND EV'RY- WHERE, DOIN' THIS. AND "THAT AND ANY OLD

THING! I GOTTA I HAVE HELP!

OKAY SAM! HANG THIS OUT SIDE AND HIRE TH' FIRST GUY THAT COMES]

ALONG!

YES'UM! I'LL BRING YER ORDER OVER JEST AS SOON AS I GET THROUGH

WAITIN' ON TRADE!

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6. PÁT. OFF.

MR.

MAJOR

BFFICE!

MR. MAJOR

OFFICE

WERRY

PRIVATE

MY 82. DAY

HANDY MAN

WANTED

HEY, BUDDY, I'LL TAKE THAT JOB!

FINE! ARE YA A SALESMAN? KIN. YA KEEP BOOKS KIN YA RUN A FUR- NACE? KIN YA

HANDY

MAN

WANTED

ΝΟΡΕΙ

HANDY

MAN WANTED

THEN HOW DO

YA FIGGER

·YOU'RE A

HANDY MAN?

WHY, ANY TIME YA WANT: ME - LIVE RIGHT ACROSS

HANDY MAN

TH' STREET!"

THE RIDDLE GRIDDLE

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7. WHAT IS IT NO ONE WANTS, 1ST NO

WANTS TO Lose?

ONE

2. WHY IS A PALATE LIKE A DEJECTED

PERSON?

3. IF YOUR AUNTS BROTHER IS NOT YOUR UNCLE

WHAT RELATION IS HE TO YOU?

ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS RIDDLES

Z, ONE CAT HAS FOUR LEGS AND NO CAT

HAS EIGHT LEGS!

2 AN ENTERTAINING MAN IS LIKE A POOR

HUNTER 'CAUSE HE KEEPS THE GAME

ALIVE I

3. A TONGUE IS FREQUENTLY HELD; BUT

RARELY TOUCHED A