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VIENNA, July 24. A girl lias just been heavily fillet! tor calling a tram way-ear conductor a "common fellow” when her dress had l-ecu torn from Iter hack tis she alighted through the door shutting upon it. .She thought the conductor had slammed the door on purpose to annoy her. A ease in which a municipal dustman was abused hy a woman whom he told tu lift her rubbish-pail up to his cart has rear hod the Appeal Court. It first had to he proved that he was an "ollielal" in the legal sense of the term and he satisfied the court that he was entitled to call himself an "oli'al-piler” instead of a “rubbidi collector.” The Appeal Court has adjourned the ease to determine whether the woman knew he was entitled to oliieial dignity before she abused him.
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Hokitika Guardian, 12 September 1924, Page 1
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140OFFAL-PILEIT. Hokitika Guardian, 12 September 1924, Page 1
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