"Retribution overtook a .pair of puhlio .officers in, Wellington who' broke the rule of the road one cold- night recently, and availed themselves of the, offer of a drimk from a shopkeeper. Tlie shopman had two water bottles in the back of It's shop, out nllett with legitimatei stimulant, and one with disinfectant, arid handed the one supposed to contain, whisky id tta dark.' First one and them the other .bad a drink and 'became violently ill 1. iAs soon as tihiey began to feel themselvei* oom,in^ iback^to this w:or!dl again, they waTi-feed upon the shopman to gi'.Ve him their oaiidid opinion of his hospitality. The shopk'efeper 1, on consuliJiing his bottle found thait tih'e state of tih'6 -disinfectant bottle tolcll it* o-wii tei^ ■.■■■.
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Thames Star, Volume XLV, Issue 10633, 5 February 1909, Page 4
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124Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Thames Star, Volume XLV, Issue 10633, 5 February 1909, Page 4
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