TALE OF A HAT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9074, 14 February 1908, Page 7

TALE OF A HAT.

One feels glad that the dispute between the hat manufacturers of Stockport and Denton and their employees has been settled, as there is no telling what might have happened had the demand for new hats outrun the supply. In connection with this matter an English tourist tells a story. Accompanied by a friend, and wearing a brand-new top-hat, he entered a restaurant in Berlin one evening. The food, music, and proceedings were so interesting that the two visitors lingered on and and on until it was very late. When at last they rose to go the Englishman’s hat was not to be found. “What sort of hat was it, mein Herr?” enquired the stolid person in charge. “It was a new top-hat,” said the Englishman, somewhat annoyed. “Aoh, but, mein Herr, all the new hats have been gone for half an hour,” said,the German placidly.