"It's a rum world,” remarked the bus driver to his cobber, “and there’s parties in it wot.’s never ’appy unless they’re miserable. They reckon its a sin to enjoy yourself, go to the pickshers or the races, take a ’and at euchre or ’ae a ’art’ 'andle occasinalAs for smoking they’d made it. ’ot for them as does, and love to! Why can’t they be content to practise wot they preaches and let it go at that? But no —not. them! Wot's the matter wif smoking, any ’ow? I been smoking since I was a lad, and it never done me a ’aporth of ‘arm! Not likely seeing 1 smoke Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), one of the gennwine toasted brands Bothers being Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold. They can’t ’urt anyone, ’cause why? Cause there ain’t, no nicotine in ’em, not to mention they’re toasted, and as chockful of comfort as they kin be! Give up me pipe? • Not me. Not for all the cranks in Noo Zealand! Gotta match?”—Advt.
For best values in Exercise Books, Drawing Books, Pencils, Pens, Erasers, Rulers, Writing Pads, Scribbling Blocks, Inks, and all School Lines go to B. Dixon’s, Ltd., Booksellers, Tainui Street. —Advt.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 9 February 1938, Page 2
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