HEAP BIG LIE.
A Chinaman was brought before,-thfc Ma castrate for an infraction of the..city,'., by-laws and fined a sovereign. Ths ? Magistrate found it difficult to explainl the punishment to the " Chinkie. wha,, stubbornly refused to admit Ms know-., ledge of English. " Now, look hers, John," the locaj • beak explained impatiently, "it's a.., sovereign, see? You pay money, no prison. Savvy?" _ ; • " No savvy," was the Chinaman's rfr-J tort, for the twentieth timQ. ■ "Let me get at him," ejaculatocLj. the burly policeman (fresh from land) who had made the arrest. "11l tache the haythin to miscomprehend * yer Honor." _ •, Permission being given, Pat jumped - into the dockj and, taking the_ China-„ man by the pigtail, he bawled into Sis. ear: "You wid the race from the teacaddy, d'ye hear? Ye're fined, two, pounds." ~ , , .. -, 5 div, "Heap big lie." replied the Chmaman blandly; "it's only one." '" .
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19130426.2.15
Bibliographic details
Star (Christchurch), Issue 10753, 26 April 1913, Page 8
Word Count
143HEAP BIG LIE. Star (Christchurch), Issue 10753, 26 April 1913, Page 8
Using This Item
Star Media Company Ltd is the copyright owner for the Star (Christchurch). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Star Media. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in