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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 22 May 1914, Page 2

Tn the State Legislature" at Albany, Assembly-man Simpson said his Bill to abolish tips in restaurants and all other places was in the best interests" of the waiters and all the servants concerned. Assembly-man Smith retorted: '"'Yes, because. if you pass this Bill the proprietors will increase wages, and still you will not abolieh tips. It is the public who suffer." Tn legal circles Judge Cluor. of the Whitechapel County Court, London, has the reputation of being a. man who dislikes magisterial levity. It must 'be placed on record, however, that he made a remark recently which shows that he is by no means devoid of a sense of humour. Regarding claims -for damages he paid it seemed to be almost- a ruie for claimants to say, '"'Ask as much as you possibly can, and if you can get a fool of a judge to giye you one-tenth of your claim von will be vcrv well (iff."

.Begin this day wcT.. ;.,id furnish the home with a piano—but get a good one! It ]:■> so difficult to judge piano values, that experts themselves liestitate until they have thoroughly tested touch, tone. acLion, and architecture. Even then they greatly ,rely on the reputation of the maker. Tf an expert could be d eieived. iiow can the purchaser of a single piano hope to escape? Why, only by having an instrument from a warehouse which can bo trusted. Now, the Dresden Piano Co.. L,td., Wellington, has a wonderfully good name in this respect,. It is it firm with years ot fair dealing behind it—and a reputation to be sustained in the future. Their prices are .surprisingly low for highgrade instrument:;. It won't conic hard on you with 'The Dresden's" system of time-payments—just a small sum down, •and then instalments from 20s monthly. -Local representative—Alfred