Show aa aa OLD GENTLEMAN NOT PLEASED letters inscription certainly the re veree of flattering in the english club at hongtong Hong kong a white haired old gentleman who had come down from some northern port was seated at dinner when he sudden ly became very excited he had been brought a letter by a solemn faced achl nese butler and he saw something on the outside of this letter which sent him downstairs two steps at a time to interview the hall porter when he came back he told us what was the matter the hall porter had inscribed in the envelope in chinese tor the in formation of the butler this is tor the old baboon with white fur unfortunately for the hall porter the old gentleman was a first class scholar in the chinese language |