POWER OF FREE DRINKS.
STOPPING F:UN ON BANK
How the proprietor of a cafe stopped one of the many minor runs on Swiss banks which have occurred since the fall in sterling began is described by a Geneva newspaper. One of the leading Zurich banks was besieged by depositors clamouring to withdraw their money. When the cafe proprietor arrived he telephoned for a large cask of beer, which he placed at the door of the bank," with the notice chalked on it: —"Free drinks for those who have not yet gone mad." Immediately the excitement died down, and after quaffing a glass of beer most of j the depositors walked quietly away.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 21036, 21 November 1931, Page 3 (Supplement)
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112POWER OF FREE DRINKS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 21036, 21 November 1931, Page 3 (Supplement)
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