BARBERS’ STORIES.
INDIAN MAGISTRATE’S VIEW. LAUGHTER LEADS TO CUT. (United Press Association—Copyright;.) (Received This Day, 9.50 a.m.) DELHI, August 3. . Sued by a customer whose face he cut in shaving, a native ■ barber pleaded that be had told so humorous a story that the customer rocked with laughter, hence lie was cut. Dismissing the claim, the magistrate said it. was the time-worn practice of barbers to tell witty stories to mitigate the customer’s ordeal. If anyone was blameworthy it was claimant for not restraining bis laughter.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 251, 4 August 1937, Page 5
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86BARBERS’ STORIES. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 251, 4 August 1937, Page 5
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