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1948.
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HE'S GOT A WALLOP THAT'S
Vicious!
· SHE'S GOT A KISS THAT'S
Delicious
It gets
mors exciting
by the minute!
GEORGE BRENT and BRENDA MARSHALL
Brenda's a gal who works hard-
· and plays hard-
You Cana
Escape Forever
WARNER BROS. #Big Now!HH!
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Sitting on
TINY telephono
rang
A in the Sparrow's Nest.
The answered it.
Sparrow's wife
"Hullo," she called,
"Hulio," called back the Sparrow, "Is that. you?"
"Yes, it's me." Who's that?”
"Me," said the Sparrow, "Oh, it's you," said his wife... "Right first time." said the Sparrows.
.'.
"I thought it was your voice."
"And I thought youre was yours." "You thought what was what?"
Fence
by NATHANIEL GUBBINS
"They say that only paints
the
and caught and canned all his Idiots are happy." mid the Other mice, but the British Ginger
allocation as well. Sparrow.
RESULT Manhattan Mouser .... Peter Pusskin
own
Cot'a
2.
"Then cast me en talot," said. "I thought your voice was your, the Sparrow, taking her manicured voice. That's all," said the Sparrow, claw in his.
"I see," said his wife.
"Good," sold the Sparrow. shan't be home tonight."
"Why, what's the matter?" · "Nothing." said the Sparrow.
"Well, why can't you cama horne?"
"Business," said the. Sparrow. "What" business?!!
"Secret," sald, the Sparrow.
I
"Where are you?" asked his wife, "In Fairyland." said the Sparrot. "Have you been drinking?" asiced his wife
"I'll say I have," said the Spar
TDW),
+
"Oh dear, oh dear." said his wife, a tear starting in her eye. "Can't somebody bring you home or some | thing?"
Cats' Olympics
Others also ran CHAIR SCRATCHING CONTEST
This was also won by Manhattan Mouser, who, by wiring himself to power point, was able to scratch nearest ten times faster than his competitor.
IN AND OUT OF PARLIAMENT
By Ernest Thurtle, M.P.
ABOUR notes af significant the decision of the Liberals not to support the Conserva- tive condemnation of nationalisation.
This decision, 11 is felt, Indicates that the Liberals have their cars closer to the ground than the Conser- vatives, and have discovered that among the mass of etectors thero la no strong feeling way or the other about national ownership.
Of more immediate concern to the peonie us
until after the next: whole, and likely to remain so General Election, are questions of supplies, housing, prices, and social security generally,
On these issues Labour foot, rightly or wrongly, that it had a good case, and consequently in. Its today there is considerable conndence.
*
ranka
COMMANDER HARRY PURSEY, Labour MP, Is
bluff, breezy, and outspokeń, as bents on old salt; who served ten years on the lower deck and 20 as navol officer.
3
He has angered the British Legion by launching at vigorous attack on that ex-Service body. ...!
Ilis view is that the Government's social legislation has rendered the organisation unnecessary.
con-
AM suro Harry means well, but. his all-out attack is misconceived. The Legion, fostering a vague but nevertheless real Senao radeship among ex-Service, people, is much more than a mere bene- volent body; though in that capacity it has a considerable field of activity outaldo existing social legislation.
As one ex-Serviceman to another, urge the commander (whose grandfather fought in the Crimea) to drop his naval muakst,
by medical students, instead of ordinary meals and would like 101 know your reactions to the proposal at your earliest conveniencé,
Yours faithfully
EAR
N. Gubbins.
Deply to your undated letter;
But the Legion, on its part, must keep clear of politics.'
ARLIAMENTARY :: Labour, needs
I have to inform you that I do vice-chalzman to take
not approve of your proposal
the
Deputy-Chairman of Ways and which Means
It is believed, in some gentle place of Mr Frank Bowles circles, that the appendix,
One likely candidate for this post. or is Mr George Daggar, who sits for
does not now perform any useful
a second was onco function, reserva stomach necessary to an Abertillery."
when supplies in his wild state of food were irregular and uncer toin.
As man
became civilised regular food supplies were arranged
became
and
He has been in the House "since" 1920, and as he is, now 69 ho may be classified as an old-timer, but ar alert and vigorous one at that,
There is a certain coustic quality about his tongue, and he does not suffer fools gladly. this second stomach
George: dundant and, like most usolera. In an intransigent mood
its present would, I think, as soon pour oil
the flames
the troubled things, shrivelled
waters. ridiculous size.
10
Therefore, as the replacement of tablets ordinary meals by food Time for ruining one armchair: might eventually reduce me to the 2mins 2 3/5 secs, a world and size of your appendix, incapable Olympic record.
international IN the cats' · modern
in the Pentathlon resulta following events were observed;---- TILES ENDURANCE TEST The British Ginger Cat is leading; in this event with four days and nights da the tiles without food or water waiting for a chance to say hello to Lottle, Hvely, attractive (ornaments) seaside Blonde and cat intellectual.
Results of two other
ALM
OR
of accommodating a full meal, even | TJOWEVER, his friends of the upon Welsh Parliamentary Party, of events in if offered, I can only look
which body, he will shortly become chairman, declare that he makes an the Cats' Pentathlon-obstacle your proposal with dismay.
ail-in- and
vest raco
pocket admirable chairman. I also think that wrestling (catch-as-cats-can style)-
meals might afford you greater op-| portunities of sending down more may be announced later.
for our health.
I remain,
The unco-operative Russian cat, Peter Pusskin, has refused to enter Letter to a stomach doubles, which would not be good this event because Lottie has not only been observed by Communist spy cats to have fraternised with Man thinking of sending down the bourgeolnic, but la also keeping
Y dear Stomach,
the secret of her atomie energy to the new food tablets, recently tested herself.
During the long vigil Signor
"Not till I've seen the Prime Moggolini, Italian cat, fell for an Minister"
“Whatever for?”.
-"Shusah,” ̈ Bald the Sparrows--
"What's that?"
"Soos water"
"Soda water?"
"Splashing into a
plass.
are you doing, as if I care?"
"I was knitting."
"Knitting. Sparrow.
what?" asked
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AN M-G-M PICTURE
COMMENCING TO-MORROW; "IT HAD TO BE YOU”
SHOWING
-DAY
ALL HE
WANTED WAS LOVEI
MAJESTIC
TOW.
Ice-cream and was disqualified. The German cat, Herr von Past, was too hungry to compete.
faithfully, Your Stomach.
at a
to
An ox-miner, he spent three years college before he came where he has inster, specialised on industrial questions.
I would not say that he has any intellectuals deep affection for the of the party, but he stands in well- with the trade unionists thereof.
MR MULLINS CONFESSES
on Impression W
The gallant Freach cat, Monsieur
an O'Lala, made Lottle, by bringing her food from
A
THY
does any barrister seck appointment as What the fried fish shop while abstaining Metropolitan magistrate,
£2,000 a year?
himself.
1
Ameri- But Manhattan Mouser,
the blagest the can tough cat, mado Impression of all
A
And
County Court Judgo") 'accepted an appointment to the London Bench.
His contentment did not last long: at "Among my colleagues my
forming activities in my free time roused criticism."
varied No doubt motives are a as men. Mr Claud Mullins, who was a London magistrate from 1031 to 1947, explains his motives in his, autoblography, "Fifteen Years Hard Labour."
Want what?" asked his wife, "Whatever is in," said the Spar-
MOUSE CATCHING the Scotch. : "Steady with
(Each competitor was allotted 20 Mixed
mice.)
}
Gorgeous."
"Who are you talking to?" asked his wife...
"The Foreign Secretary.”
"Calling him Gorgeous?"
PETER PUSSKIN tried to wis this competition by organising the them. This prospect did not please, "He calls me Sweetle Pic,” satt mice and promising them freedom: Hypnotised the Sparrow."We're waiting for from teline tyranny. Clem."
London's-former-magistrate.
hits ro-
bis.
out at his critics
BY
MAURICE WIGGIN"
tarianiam.
In this long essay in self-justlica- tion, which cannot be read without embarrassment, Mr Mullins is not
admirable reforming work my Editor set me going on my Saying he would rather win the
content to describe in detail Surely no one begrudges him credit court casebook. But I instantly "Oh, I don't know, Just anything."
dame than the competition, he alled
own for his work in connection with encountered his powerful legend. To for debt, special this day he is vividly remembered "Well, keep it up," sald
reporters and the himself with stolen steak, climbed
stories "I was not e successful junior imprisonment Sparrow "You never know when through the kitchen window,
officers. Scores of But police the services of psychiatrists? has been saying hello to Lottie ever barrister. I had unwittingly carn- matrimonial courts, and the use of by court officials, sincè
ed a reputation as a specialist in Mr Mullins harps painfully on the cling to his name. To put it mild- Anglo-German work. So when this theme that all who were not with ly, the impression that survives work ceased (the Anglo-German re were against him, Of the four of a somewhat intemperate sulliori-
the Tribunal) Arbitral
plod chief magistrates under whom be prospect before me was to
courts served he has these things to way:
Mr. Mullins is aware of this. Di- round criminal and county
(1) Sir Chartres Biron....I did, armingly he writes: with small briefs--if I could get
that I had earned high fees in not like him, despite his initial. ar hope that this book. - has not
kindness to me....Never was a manj Suunal work.
so conservative in all that related given the impression that in my "Even if I did receive enough to the law. His slackness in the own opinion I was a model magis- briefs....I doubt if 1 should ever Important office of Chief Magistrato trate. I certainly was not that.
was unpardonable. Our quarterly, must have given countless bad mid hartoful sentences like everyone successful and
else on the criminal Bench, THE BRITISH GINGER CAT have become both
Graham Camp times I was defnitely a budʼningis- (2) Bir Rolla trying to be fair to mice, gave them happy.... My thoughts were some meetings wore a waste of time.
times, too much on the pockets of
bell....was Eton all through..his trate in that I was impatient and bad-tempered-unpar- "I shan't sleep a wink," said his a 10bg start and didn't catch and my lay clients, the men and women
MONSIEUR OʻLALA was so bury who were ultimately going to pay somewhat narrow form of religion occasionally wife, her tears splashing into the
preparing the right sauce that all the bills. In consequence, I wanted seemed to restrict his social out little telephone.
to settle cases, to provent them look....really belonged to the world, "That's the worst of you intel. His mice escaped.
*You lectuals," said the Sparrow.
HEMS VON POST put down poi- spending sures they could ill afford. of aspidistras....completely out of think too much.”
soned, cheese, and was disqualified This did not make me popular touch with modern movements. with those solicitors, and for cheating.
SIGNOR MOGGOLINI, pante clerks, who liked to fight out their (3) Bir Robert Dummett,...one
cases. These tendencies made me of the most untidy-minded men stricken by the odds of 20 to eno,
long for a minor judicial appoint- have ever met.. E, dowa the was chased by the mice.
(4) Sie Bertrand Watson....way ment, and i gradually felt that what- put Sparrow
MANHATTAN MOUSER, using ever abilities I had were for judicial
vanduse receiver in the Other, Sbarrow's
loved of the Home Office. superhet, 24-valve, chromium work rather than advocacy, Sour caution personified and thus be
mouse-trap
All four men are dead. grapes? Maybe, but I doubt it," "Well," he said," topping down plated, mass-produced beside her 5713 the lute settee, which catches, kills, cooks, and cans "there's a lesson in how to keep 100 mlos before you can say “un-
not Anterican activities," your wife happy.".
"Who's Clem?"
"The Prime Minister, of epurae,” Fold the Sparrow. "Well, goodbye, Brainstorm. Don't worry."
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by his oratory, they left the safety of their mouse holes, and were eaten one by one.
NANCY Breez
Idea
OH, BCY I'M GOING TO FLY MY NEW
OH, DEAR
IT'S
RAINING
KITE TODAY
So, Mr.Mullins (though my ambl- only tion became an appointment as a
Hà
:
donable qualities in a magistrate,
It is bad-tempered *suggest that "everyone'
Banch" gives "countless bad-sm- Mr Mullins will agree with the rest fences"; but all who worked with of the paragraphs gle, han fuzz
texture of English life is richer, for its impetuous "'characters." But Mr Mullins is a "character # Tho
I never saw Mr Mullins at work. whether they should be, given Fickle
retired just about the time cial appointments ls.
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