Said the prison warder at 1 a.m. : “ Aren’t you asleep yet. 4 ” “ Not yet.” replied the burglar. “ft seems so strange to be in bed in the middle of the night.” “ You are accused.” said the Magistrate, “ of hitting (his Chinaman on the head with a vase. What have you to say?” “ Well. sir. ho was threatening me in broken English, so 1 replied in broken china.”
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Evening Star, Issue 22461, 5 October 1936, Page 12
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67Untitled Evening Star, Issue 22461, 5 October 1936, Page 12
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