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NZ Truth, Issue 95, 13 April 1907, Page 6

The N.Z. Government Railway advertisement, appearing m this issue ; shows the time-table and other traffic arrangements made for next Wednesday and Saturday, on- which days racing is to be held at Trentham. The Postal authorities have been advised of the departure of the Miowera from Sydney for Auckland, on Wednesday, with 343 bags Australian i and English mails. The Wellington portion, consisting of 16S, bags may be expected to arrive on Monday evening. Concentrated beer m tabloid form has been invented by a Danish engineer. This should suit the wowsers to carry m their waistcoat pockets to their Sunday services. But will not someone invent an odorless beer, so that one's wife can't tell when a man's had a -pint ? There is a pretty tale going the rounds of the Hawke's Bay Province concerning a publican, a squatter, and the publican's daughter. 'Ts said that the latter two are engaged, and that- when shearer's and other sheep-farm laborers arrive at this particular station they are given unlimited credit at the local pub. aridwhen they get 'their bills they are staggered a bit, and often refuse to pay. But they are staggered a darned s ght more when they find that the squatter deducts the publican's bill from their cheques. But when , they see the aforementioned! trio jigging round m a motor car they naturally think things .