NO OPENINGS "Lummc" Said the new convict as he learned the rules and regulations of the. prison. "There seems to be a lot I mustn't do. Am 1 allowed to open , the window?" "No," said the warder, "that's barred.'' -• m » «» DEADLOCK Wife: "I'm so sorry 1 was such little beast to you this morning, darling." Hubby: "Oh it's no use. trying to make it up—l'm broke till the end of the week!'' The. magistrate was deaf, but certainly not deafer than the two men before him. The first man leaned forward. "Sir," he exclaimed "this man owes, me a grocery bill amounting to £20 and refuses to pay it!" The second deaf man sprang up. "That's a lie!'' he cried indignantly. "My dog didn't bite him." There was a pause while the magistrate reviewed the situation; then he announced this decision: "Gentlemen," he said, "I fully appreciate your feelings, but 1 can see no reason why .you should not combine to support your mother."
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 20, 31 October 1944, Page 8
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164Untitled Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 20, 31 October 1944, Page 8
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