TOO TALL SCHOOLGIRL.
WHY SHE STAYED AWAY. % At Tottenham, London, & woman summoned for the non-attendance of her daughter at school did not appear, but the daughter, a girl standing quite 6ft, was present. The Chairman: Why don't yon go to school, my girl? The Girl: Because the other girla call me " long 'un," and I don't like it. The Magistrate: You have been summoned four times already. The girl cried and said, "I can't bear them to call me ' long 'un.' " A fine of 15s was imposed.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17336, 6 December 1919, Page 2 (Supplement)
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87TOO TALL SCHOOLGIRL. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17336, 6 December 1919, Page 2 (Supplement)
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