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NZ Truth, Issue 99, 11 May 1907, Page 8

Piqpant Postcards— Boudoir Scenes, Etc., 9 for " 12 stamps. French Art Co., Obristchurch. The loose haired woman is usually loose m her conversation. Truth is better than- fiction. Nonpareil Cycles for. speed and durability " cannot lue beatew throughoutNew Zealand, Low prices, easy terms, and large prices allowed on old cycles.— *The Nonpareil Cycle and Motor Co, Wellington and Palmerston North;-:;..;:;. 1 . _■-- <■-■-. ■..,..«*■ .:«■—_- ..--•> The iSalvaf mv.- Booth's accursed gang of -uniformed caidgers, doesn't seem to rfavor the closing of pubiberies although its members— gutter saints of no character— rail against the drink fiend with a most vehement rail. The plain fact is that* pubs are a happy hunting ground for the sour-faced lasses with their "War Cries" and their cadging boxes and other money-'hol'din-R implements. And. they not only get good doles from half-drunken men and fools; but Buns < himself ' also parts up something ! pretty often, mug that he is. Yet tbey play their /brassy 'brazen bands outside the pub, and lift their heiniously -horrible voices m alleged hymns an-d drive his customers away and often have the unspeakable gall to send a tamihourinist m to collect dibbs or to -get a bribe from the landlord to (do a got up the street and give some one else a turn. The scarlet jerseyed crowd are frightened of losing Mr Public-house's threepenny bits, so they only say things about his trad© m their hall, or barracks, or hen (house or whatever they call it when he isn't listening. Also most of 'em who profess to be savofi drunkards have never been drunk m their lives, and no one is going to encourajye. them- to bei .