Coachman : { I am going to leave, sir. I can't stand the missus.'* Employer : ' Too strict, is she V Coachman : '. Yes, sir. She keeps forgetting that I can leave at any lime, and worries me about just as if I was you V The German Emperor energetically continues his efforts to induce the officers of the Army, especially the young ones, to be careful with their money, and, above all, not to live, beyond their means. It has already been stated that an Imperial Cabinet order prohibited betting on the racecourse with what is cillpd the ' totalizator.' Further, com-, manders of regiments have been ordered to prevent among their subordinate officers tho custom making expensive presents, which was especially in vogue amongst the younger ones. Now an order has been issued according to which officers may keep racehorses only when they have the permission of the commanders of the regiment, and the latter are/ instructed to give this permission only to officers who are known to be wealthy.
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Clutha Leader, Volume XX, Issue 1040, 29 June 1894, Page 3
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