Elbow Jolts
.... By Left Hand Corner One of Wednesday’s news stories hinted beer might be short at Christmas. In anticipation of a possible : suggestion from a certain quarter, we’ve started buying up acid drops. X X x Did it ever strike anyone that the prevalence of car conversion might be yet another symptom of swing to the political Left? After all, it’s a step towards sharing the other fellow’s goods, which is what some Leftist philosophies advocate, xxx On Monday, the Mayor of Lyttelton was fined £2O for bookmaking. Well, wouldn’t one expect a mayor -to be interested in horses? Incident.ally, he’s a barman, too, so it was not unnatural to find him at the Bar. xxx The Rowing Club’s new boat is to be launched tomorrow, but her name is on the secret list as yet. However, there is a whisper that the man who inspired it might be asked to produce the traditional bottle —not to be broken on the bows, of course. Plywood couldn’t be expected to take it.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 25, 26 November 1948, Page 5
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172Elbow Jolts Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 25, 26 November 1948, Page 5
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