;ra s foil E ijo e - iTT 1 ; y ~^~ s-pr—J High and Dry! Tim and Ru drop the pick at Droughty Bay at midnight, thinking they’ve anchored in the Channel. Comes the dawn —• the rude awakening—high and dry, both literally and metaphorically. A scorching, tongue-parching day*too, and there’* not a shot left in the locker as the compass was boxed the night before. The lads ashore are beckoning them to come and wet the other eye. But the Channel looks as inviting as Christmas dinner minus bottled cheer, and Tim and Ru ponder before the plunge. » Tim: “II ell, time and tide trait for no man, neither does m thirst. If tee trail for high tide, it tcill be high time for resuscitation Ru : “In future we’ll carry a dozen emergency rations besides the regulation bottles of ballast. Meantime, there’s a long, long ale awaiting when we cross the Rubicon— Timaru, the mariner’s meat,* the buccaneer’s broth, the thirst solution for sailor’s dryness—Stand by to abandon ship!” •One mariner's meat is another man’s potion—when it's Timarm* THE FRIENDLIEST DRINK IN THE WORLH Bottled with loving care . Ansae Avenue, Auckland, TAjo^^j £ll Of Special Interest to Pig Breeders Waikato Pig Recording Type Sty JAs per Illustration) Bft. x Bft. £lO/10/- each CALL AT OUR BRYCE STREET WORKS AND INSPECT Also see the E. & B. Pig Shelters, Sties and Troughs ALL .WELL WORTH EARLY INSPECTION ELLIS & BURNAND' Ltd. SPECIALISTS IN WOODWORK, BRYCE STREET :: HAMILTON.
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20421, 11 February 1938, Page 11
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