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from the Four Comers the Earth Comes Wil’s Experience ' • , On every road In the world you will find cars running on Shell. We draw on this world-wide experience to give you a motor spirit especially suited to New Zealand conditions. HAVE ¥OO TRIED IT YET P I OffiLlJ J , THE SHELL COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND UMtTED (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) SW/262

“When a bloke up and tells me, Bill,” remarked the bus driver to his particular cobber, “that ’e don’t smoke, don’t drink anything stronger than water, don’t play card’s or billiards and don’t go to the pictures or the races ’cos it’s sinfu], I reckon ’e s mo good for this here wicked world, and 1 wonder what ’is little pet. weakness ’appens to be, ’cos ’e’s bound to ’ave one, and p’raps it ain’t no better than the things ’e don’t hold wif. ’E’ll skite about smokin’ ruining the ’ealth and what a shockin’ waste of money it is. Well, I been smokin’ fer 40 years and still goin’ strong, and I’m a goin’ on wasting my money on Cut Plug No. 10 (Bulls’ead) which is a blessing and a comfort I couldn’t do wifout, same as the other toasted brands. Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, River’ead Gold and Desert Gold, and if some o’ these ’ere never-touch-its was to learn to smoke and make their mis Table lives ’appy they wouldn’t be so ’ard on other parties’ shortcomings.” “Betcherllfe,’’ said Bill. —Advt.

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Greymouth Evening Star, 17 March 1937, Page 13

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Page 13 Advertisements Column 1 Greymouth Evening Star, 17 March 1937, Page 13

Page 13 Advertisements Column 1 Greymouth Evening Star, 17 March 1937, Page 13

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