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Evening Star, Issue 17968, 15 May 1922, Page 7

Thn JDannevirko * Nows ’ is responsible {of toe following:—Central Hawke’s Bay 1b Broiling at the astuteness displayed on iilay 1 by a woll-lcnown resident who is interested in horses. Presenting himself at the bar of a big country hotel, ho called for a "long one.” Receiving the game, ha told mine host that ho was going oat with the pint to exchange it for a brace of ducks. The purveyor of Scotch milk entiled sceptically, remarking that his client had no hope. Five minutes later the searcher for ganio reappeared with a brace of ducks and ,an empty glass. "How did you do it'i” asked the astonished boniface. " Oh, that was easy. I took the glees to your cook, told him that you had sent mo for the best brace ®f ducks hanging in the pantry, and that the Speight’s was for him.” The satisfied resident then left - the bar, leaving the astounded’ hotelkeeper too dazed oven to collect flio price of the pint with which the cjsuokß had been procured. ,