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NZ Truth, Issue 172, 3 October 1908, Page 5

Truly, the last straw that breaks trie camel's back is the cabled intelligence that the gravediggers are gone on strite. So spades are trumps after all ! There's always something bound to turn up, and the Russian graredijrgers of a verity hold a full hand— of spades ! fin a case of assault before the Sydney Police Court the other day, the accused, asked if he had anything to say, replied, "Yes, your Worship, there was a bath ." "Oh, we .can't go into that," interrupted the Magistrate, and the great unwashed— at the back of the courtsmiled. A huge deficit which looms. ahead of Germany— said to be over £JLOO,pOO,fIIMJ during the next five years— will ba>€ more effect : ,than "Reichstag-, speeebjes ■i» preventing the . German?" navy panViys.ihg the, worl d with t awe. Bat flesh ips , iik\ other luxuries, nave to be' paid* for i« hard fiajhj '!.-.• :