THE PEOPLE'S PENNIES

North Otago Times, Volume CII, Issue 13460, 3 January 1916, Page 3

THE PEOPLE'S PENNIES

FILCHED BY THE GOVERNMENT,

A FRAI'DI'LKNT MACHINE,

CHRISTCIIIMiCH, December 2S.

■ The telephone cabinet situated at the corner of Sandyford and Colombo streets, Sydenham, was the occasion of some bad language yesterday morning, A Sun reporter who sought to use the innchine found that while it relieved him of his pennies, it failed to "deliver I lie goods"—otherwise would not work. Emerging in a perspiring condition after fruitless efforts the pressman was greeted with amused smiles by half-a-dozen children and adults who had also been bitten. The fraudulent machine hail "gobbled up" some eight pennies from aiuoiig Ilieni, and the authorities would not have been Haltered could they have heard the remarks passed concerning them.

"It hasn't been workin' all I In' ilonmin' morniii'," said an urchin.

'Me father put pennies in hours ago." '"Why doil't lliey close the ----- thing ipf" said a man. "It's blimey red lot thicviu' honest, people's pennies ike that."

, M Yes, nin 'I I lie (Inveriimenl gelliir enough out of list" chirped another, "Please, sir, I put in three pennies," said a girl .of leu. "How can I gel them backf"

How many pennies were I litis: conlisfilled by flie (Inveriiiiionl il is hard ,lo Ff.y, but I hat n revolution is fermenting iu Sydenham in consefpience [of fhis illegal taxation is certain.

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