"I have lived in New Zealand for fortythree years and reared seven sons; that ought to be proof enough that I wasn't drunk," declared an old gentleman of seventy-three winters and a damaged physiognomy at thy. Police Court this morning. "He was in a helpless state of drunkenness," remarked the arresting constable. "He was so drunk that he couldn't stand." "Veil," retorted the ancient bibber, "if I couldn't stand I could walk, so what's the odds," and they let him off upon payment of the fare for the cab, which he protested had been a totally unnecessary luxury. Public speakers and singers like Zymole Trokeys because when the voice begins to get "foggy," one dissolved in the month will restore the natural con-ditions.---(Ad.)
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 213, 6 September 1907, Page 5
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123Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 213, 6 September 1907, Page 5
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