STORY OF STINNES.
It is said by those who know him that although Herr Stinnes, the German industrial magnate is one of the strong silent type of men, he is not without a sense of humour. Discussing the financial situation recently, he told with a grim chuckle the story of a conductor in a Berlin tramcar who, while he was collecting fares, accidentally dropped a 20 mark note. The man took no notice but continued to snip tickets. Whereupon a passenger called his attention to the note lying on the floor of the car. “Yes I "know,” said the conductor, “but the last time I picked one up I burst off a trouser button and never found it again.” Buttons in Berlin cost somewhere near 50 marks apiece.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2578, 10 May 1923, Page 4
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128STORY OF STINNES. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2578, 10 May 1923, Page 4
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