A New Zealander, travelling in America and on the Continent of Europe, found the hotel tariff very expensive. At a New York hotel a poached egg and a cup of tea (served in great magnificence) sent \ip to his room cost a dollar and a half (only six shillings) and a glass of sparkling wine on another occasion amounted to 7s 6d. Dining at a highclass hotel in Berlin a lettuce was produced by special request, and added 4s to the bill, andl it was the sort of lettuce you would grudge one penny for ill Now Zealand, Ihe added. What Brandy? Is it Martell’s? All right.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3367, 6 November 1911, Page 5
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107Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3367, 6 November 1911, Page 5
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