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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3000, 26 September 1878, Page 4

'Massing a Kazoe-Knight.—" Put some perfumery on my moustache," said a young man to the barber, who was giving a few finishing touches, in a popular barber's shop. " Must be going to make a call ?" said the polite tonsorial artist. " Yes ; going to drop around to see some folk," was the reply. " Going to see one of your many lady-friends, of course ? " insinuated the knight of the razor. Then the young man rose out of- the barber's chair acid said, " See here, my friend—do you suppose I put perfumery on my moustache because I'm going to see a man, or a boy, or an old woman, or a baby in arms ?" The barber was silenced. — American Paper." : Mb Wm, McCtjixottgh having been appointed agent on the Thames for the Imperial J?ire Insurance Company, is prepared to take rislfo lit the lowest rates. The Imperial* Com puny was established in 1803, and has a cwpital of £1,600,000, with ita head office at No. 1, Old 13road street, London. The .Melbourne directory has upon it some of the moßt influential.men in that city, and the name the Company luia Rallied for itself by its prompt ami liberal Wttlertrenl. of claims, while chtirg. ir.fi moderate rut v», h:m secured v large amouul o! l.iifincijs noL only m Australian Colonies, but. in »li }>art» oi the world in wJFnch agencies huvn been established. —AI>VT» ; '