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NZ Truth, Issue 151, 9 May 1908, Page 6

The Rajah of Rampur invited the poets of India to a shivoo m his State, and 200 turned up. Some of the poets recited their own compositions. The Rajah tumbled to the fact that he had bitten off more than he could chew, and very diplomatically announced that he was too unwell to be present at the gathering. Npw, if some Wellington Nabob would invite all the 'poiks of the Dominion—but the result I is too awful to contemplate. Biking is responsible for nearly as much lawlessness as plain brown beer m Christchurch, alias the city on wheels, and women are the worst offenders against the by-laws. There are social distinctions, too. One commonplace-looking female was called as plain Julia Benston m Court the other day and appeared to answer a charge of pedalling on the footpath. Another haughty individual was yelled as "Miss" A. Strange, and didn't enter the vulgar precincts of the court. Instead, she sent a male person to plead for her, hut the Bench didn't recogni.se him, and fined the offender just as heavily as though her nain.e were common Julia Bens ton.