Strange Case of the Missing

Gnashers

IT appears that during Christmas; and New Year festivities around.

Kavieng, New Ireland, when some Very Important People were visiting thereabouts, a well-known, resident of NG (we will call him.

Mr. X), had the misfortune to break his denture.

History does not tell us whether’ he dropped it in the marble bath„ or bit it in two with rage. Be; that as it may, the Sister-in-Charge of the local hospital offered to help., So both Mr. X and the Sister hie hastily to the back room and find] one only tin of Ye Olde Sticke Faste guaranteed to fasten hair to a baldl head.

This particular type of Ye Olde Sticke Faste apparently takes ten minutes to set after the broken pieces have been clamped together.

As both Mr. X and Sister are keen cricket fans, and as the locals are playing the Navy on the village green, they leave the denture in all its glory to “set” in the middle of a large table, and scamper back ta watch a budding Bradman from the Navy show the locals a thing on two.

Some ten minutes later they re turn to the scene of the crime tc find: Nought!

Not a sign of the teeth, and not a clue as to their fate has beer discovered to this day.

Our friend, who had planned some pleasant hours with the VlP’s, was “indisposed’ ’and out of sight during their visit. —Miss Y.